Total Crime Rate

142.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 91.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Croft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Croft (BA14 0RL) in the last 12 months was 142.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Trowbridge Central average (182.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croft (BA14 0RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavell Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ashmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runnymede Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runnymede Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstile Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cavell Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Dunford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Studley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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