Total Crime Rate
181.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lywood Close area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Alderbury & Whiteparish , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lywood Close (SP2 8FB) in the last 12 months was 181.7 per 1,000 residents and was 532.5% higher than the Alderbury & Whiteparish average (28.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lywood Close (SP2 8FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftesbury Drove, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lywood Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alderbury & Whiteparish| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Drove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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