Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Wirr area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Fovant & Chalke Valley , and the 200th 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 The Wirr (SP3 4ND) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.6% higher than the Fovant & Chalke Valley average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wirr (SP3 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Salisbury Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wirr area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wirr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Wirr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Wirr Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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