Total Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larkspur area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 207th 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 Larkspur (BA14 7LS) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larkspur (BA14 7LS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Glebe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilperton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenscroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenscroft Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastbourne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Glebe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barn Glebe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barn Glebe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barn Glebe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barn Glebe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilperton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Slowgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Down | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Slowgrove Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Down | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slowgrove Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmhurst Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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