Total Crime Rate

287.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 287.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Larkdown area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 40th 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 Larkdown (BA14 7JX) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.9% higher than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkdown (BA14 7JX), the main crime hotspot is near Lark Down. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Larkdown area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenscroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilperton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Slowgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Slowgrove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slowgrove Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeymans Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Glebe —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenscroft Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Glebe —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Glebe —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Down Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Down Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Glebe —
Apr 2026Other theft Eastbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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