Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newtown area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown (BA14 0BE) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Trowbridge Central average (166.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 227.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newtown (BA14 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A363 (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Trowbridge Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bythesea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Havelock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A363 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A363 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stallard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterworks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rutland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stallard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bythesea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bythesea Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bythesea Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centenary Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mortimer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bythesea Road | Under investigation |
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