Total Crime Rate
207.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wiltshire Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Wiltshire Drive (BA14 0RR) in the last 12 months was 207.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Trowbridge Central average (166.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wiltshire Drive (BA14 0RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clydesdale Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavell Court (13 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 | Shoplifting | Clydesdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavell Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elcombe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hornbeam Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hornbeam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clydesdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cavell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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