Total Crime Rate

165.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Denton Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Amesbury East & Bulford , and the 109th 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 Denton Drive (SP4 7DP) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 256.0% higher than the Amesbury East & Bulford average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Drive (SP4 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Jaggard View. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Margarets Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margarets Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keel Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnard Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margarets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eleanor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Great Amber Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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