Crime Rate in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, ward

Chippenham Lowden & Rowden has the 20th highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 3502nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 334th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chippenham Lowden & Rowden in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chippenham Lowden & Rowden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chippenham Lowden & Rowden ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.