So you are thinking of moving to Amesbury in Wiltshire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Amesbury is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Amesbury the land of milk and honey or are Salisbury, Tidworth and Wilton a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Amesbury
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of February 2021 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Amesbury. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Ratfyn | 19 |
| Durrington | 13 |
| Hackthorn | 13 |
| Milston | 12 |
| Brigmerston | 12 |
| Amesbury | 8 |
| Bulford | 6 |
| Strangways | 1 |
| Bulford Camp | 1 |
| Lake | 0 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Amesbury. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Amesbury. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Bulford, Allington and Figheldean (Best) | 26446/32845 |
| Durrington and Larkhill | 25988/32845 |
| Bourne and Woodford Valley | 24775/32845 |
| Salisbury St Mark's and Bishopdown | 23906/32845 |
| Winterslow | 23363/32845 |
| Salisbury St Francis and Stratford | 22224/32845 |
| Amesbury East | 22115/32845 |
| Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum | 19893/32845 |
| Amesbury West | 19891/32845 |
| Wilton and Lower Wylye Valley (Worst) | 18153/32845 |
Shaftesbury - it's great if you're old and rich
Your Health in Amesbury
If you are thinking of moving to Amesbury, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Amesbury compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire (Amesbury) | 0.87% | 3.18% | 12.15% | 34.05% | 49.75% |
| New Forest | 1.08% | 3.81% | 14.09% | 35.87% | 45.15% |
| Eastleigh | 0.87% | 3.05% | 11.61% | 35.3% | 49.17% |
| Test Valley | 0.8% | 2.97% | 11.62% | 34.59% | 50.02% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Amesbury. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Amesbury. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Winterslow (Best) | 29972/32845 |
| Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum | 27906/32845 |
| Amesbury East | 25193/32845 |
| Salisbury St Francis and Stratford | 24700/32845 |
| Bulford, Allington and Figheldean | 24457/32845 |
| Durrington and Larkhill | 24145/32845 |
| Bourne and Woodford Valley | 23506/32845 |
| Salisbury St Mark's and Bishopdown | 21926/32845 |
| Amesbury West | 20407/32845 |
| Wilton and Lower Wylye Valley (Worst) | 17940/32845 |
Salisbury: hole of Wiltshire
Deprivation in Amesbury
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Amesbury. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Durrington and Larkhill (Best) | 26619/32845 |
| Salisbury St Francis and Stratford | 25626/32845 |
| Bulford, Allington and Figheldean | 24949/32845 |
| Bourne and Woodford Valley | 24420/32845 |
| Salisbury St Mark's and Bishopdown | 24043/32845 |
| Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum | 23925/32845 |
| Amesbury East | 23387/32845 |
| Winterslow | 22908/32845 |
| Amesbury West | 20325/32845 |
| Wilton and Lower Wylye Valley (Worst) | 17526/32845 |
