Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Polebarn Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Polebarn Road (BA14 7EG) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polebarn Road (BA14 7EG), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Polebarn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yerbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Halve Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Halve β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Place β€”

Data Sources

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