Total Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lywood Close area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Alderbury & Whiteparish , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 407.2% higher than the Alderbury & Whiteparish average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lywood Close (SP2 8FB), the main crime hotspot is near Shaftesbury Drove. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lywood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harnwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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