Total Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 163.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashton Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 113th 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 Ashton Street (BA14 7EA) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Street (BA14 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellefield Crescent, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yerbury Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ashton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Halve Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A361 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A361 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yerbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yerbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yerbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polebarn Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Halve Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yerbury Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Halve Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Halve Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Halve Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Halve
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Halve
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Halve
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Halve Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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