Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leap Gate area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 467th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leap Gate (BA14 7WP) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (127.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -59.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leap Gate (BA14 7WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Soprano Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leisler Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Underacre Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bisham Lane | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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