Total Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Towpath 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 7QD) 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 7QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hammond Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Navigator Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hilperton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Herbleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Navigator Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towpath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Compton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towpath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B3105 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Slipway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Drive | Under investigation |
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