Total Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitmarsh Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Avon Valley , and the 250th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitmarsh Close (SP4 9QD) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.8% higher than the Avon Valley average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitmarsh Close (SP4 9QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Farm Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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