Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pouncette Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Amesbury East & Bulford , and the 116th 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 Pouncette Close (SP4 7FN) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 242.4% 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 Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pouncette Close (SP4 7FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pouncette Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haragon Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pouncette Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haragon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pouncette Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Underwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nevill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margarets Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Margarets Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margarets Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pouncette Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pouncette Close | Under investigation |
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