Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Copse area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Alderbury & Whiteparish , and the 555th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Copse (SP5 3BL) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher than the Alderbury & Whiteparish average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Copse (SP5 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Copse area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waleran Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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