Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Polebarn 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 7EG) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 7EG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Polebarn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitman Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pitman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitman Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Yerbury Street —
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Data Sources

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