Total Crime Rate
85.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hewitt Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 313th 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 Hewitt Close (BA14 7SG) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Trowbridge Central average (182.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hewitt Close (BA14 7SG), the main crime hotspot is near Pheasant Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 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 | Weavers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadcloth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pheasant Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolpack Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woolpack Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pheasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pheasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broadcloth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadcloth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleece Cottages | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cheviot Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carders Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swift Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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