Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Witan Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Amesbury East & Bulford , and the 505th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Witan Drive (SP4 7GU) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Witan Drive (SP4 7GU), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Muggleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nevill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pouncette Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pouncette Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pouncette Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pouncette Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haragon Drive | Under investigation |
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