Total Crime Rate
467.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seymour Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Seymour Road (BA14 8LS) in the last 12 months was 467.2 per 1,000 residents and was 267.8% higher than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 142.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Road (BA14 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Francis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seymour Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seymour Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearl Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manvers Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Manvers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manvers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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