Total Crime Rate
139.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Amber Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Amesbury East & Bulford , and the 130th 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 Great Amber Way (SP4 7GD) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 201.5% higher than the Amesbury East & Bulford average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Amber Way (SP4 7GD), the main crime hotspot is near Sarsen Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Amesbury East & Bulford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lancelot Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denton Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnard Field | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnard Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eleanor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tucker Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushworth Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eleanor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hambrook Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sarsen Street | Under investigation |
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