Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Downton & Ebble Valley , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Road (SP5 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Downton & Ebble Valley average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (SP5 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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