Total Crime Rate
236.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Millhand Villas area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millhand Villas (BA14 7SS) in the last 12 months was 236.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Trowbridge Central average (166.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millhand Villas (BA14 7SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fleece Cottages, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millhand Villas (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Trowbridge Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millhand Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamb Ale Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheviot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheepcote Barton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleece Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamb Ale Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleece Cottages | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Falcon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drynham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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