Total Crime Rate

353.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 353.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 29th 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 Riverway (BA14 8LL) in the last 12 months was 353.7 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 191.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverway (BA14 8LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Riverway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A363 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A363 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Innox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stallard Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stallard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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