Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Towpath Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hilperton , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towpath Road (BA14 7QB) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Hilperton average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towpath Road (BA14 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near Navigator Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Towpath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towpath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herbleaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B3105 —
Apr 2026Public order The Slipway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Navigator Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towpath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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