Amesbury Rural vs Bemerton Heath

Amesbury Rural has a safety score of 49/100 (Average) and recorded 390 crimes in the last 12 months. Bemerton Heath has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) with 714 crimes. Amesbury Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Amesbury Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Bemerton Heath shows 0% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Amesbury Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (129 incidents). In Bemerton Heath, it is Violent Crime (311 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Amesbury Rural recorded 41 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bemerton Heath recorded 128. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Amesbury Rural totalled 129 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 311 in Bemerton Heath. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Amesbury Rural recorded 392 crimes (now 390, a change of -0.5%). Bemerton Heath recorded 714 crimes previously (now 714, 0%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Amesbury Rural has a resolution rate of 14.8% and Bemerton Heath has 16%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Amesbury Rural falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Bemerton Heath is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Amesbury Rural and Bemerton Heath. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.