Total Crime Rate
128.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Polebarn Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Polebarn Road (BA14 7EF) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Polebarn Road (BA14 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timbrell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitman Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitman Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitman Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pitman Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Timbrell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Halve | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Halve | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Halve | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Halve | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Halve | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Timbrell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbrell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | York Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
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