Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashmead area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 317th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashmead (BA14 0PB) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmead (BA14 0PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Studley Rise (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashmead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ashmead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dursley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studley Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dursley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studley Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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