Crime Rate in Chippenham Hardenhuish, ward

Chippenham Hardenhuish has the 41st highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 2503rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 349th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chippenham Hardenhuish in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chippenham Hardenhuish’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 157 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chippenham Hardenhuish ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.