Crime Rate in Chippenham Sheldon, ward

Chippenham Sheldon has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 1838th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 261st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chippenham Sheldon in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chippenham Sheldon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chippenham Sheldon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Westcroft. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.