Crime Rate in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads, ward

Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads has the 31st highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 3072nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 389th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.