Total Crime Rate
75.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cherry Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 377th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Cherry Gardens (BA14 7AU) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Trowbridge Central average (182.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherry Gardens (BA14 7AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | County Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Studley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carders Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleece Cottages | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | County Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clothier Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | County Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woolpack Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolpack Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clothier Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dunford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clothier Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellscote Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Local resolution |
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