Total Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hilperton , and the 563rd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castley Road (BA14 7RF) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castley Road (BA14 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Malwayn Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 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 | Halfway Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Painters Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmesley Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faverole Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faverole Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Proby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvester Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Proby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halfway Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corbin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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