Total Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dowse Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Tidworth East & Ludgershall South , and the 430th 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 Dowse Close (SP9 7GU) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Tidworth East & Ludgershall South average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dowse Close (SP9 7GU), the main crime hotspot is near A338. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Baker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pennings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dowse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayeux Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ordnance Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A338 | Under investigation |
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