Total Crime Rate
531.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
145.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 14th 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 Orchard Road (BA14 7BD) in the last 12 months was 531.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.3% higher 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 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 145.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Road (BA14 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | County Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | County Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | County Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Studley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | 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 | Weavers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carders Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Local resolution |
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