Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Shears Drive 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 Shears Drive (SP4 7YA) 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 Shears Drive (SP4 7YA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shears Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pouncette Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keel Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pouncette Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pouncette Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pouncette Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nevill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haragon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Margarets Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margarets Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margarets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keel Close —
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Data Sources

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