Total Crime Rate

215.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.8 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 215.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pointers Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Amesbury East & Bulford , and the 68th 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 Pointers Way (SP4 7WN) in the last 12 months was 215.2 per 1,000 residents and was 364.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pointers Way (SP4 7WN), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pointers Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lumley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tanners Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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