Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Herbleaze area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hilperton , and the 805th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Herbleaze (BA14 8AB) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Hilperton average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herbleaze (BA14 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottles Barton, where police recorded 15 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Slipway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Close | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Towpath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Herbleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Compton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Littlebrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B3105 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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