Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wessex Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Fovant & Chalke Valley , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Road (SP2 0LW) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Fovant & Chalke Valley average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wessex Road (SP2 0LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Randall'S Croft Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fovant & Chalke Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randall'S Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randall'S Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randall'S Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randall'S Croft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Randall'S Croft Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Randall'S Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Randall'S Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seagrim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Nicholas Close | Under investigation |
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