Total Crime Rate
125.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pitts Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Fovant & Chalke Valley , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Pitts Lane (SP5 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 189.2% higher than the Fovant & Chalke Valley average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pitts Lane (SP5 4DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Styles, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitlock Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fovant & Chalke Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Styles | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Styles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pitts Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitlock Rise | Under investigation |
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