Total Crime Rate

281.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Arches area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 43rd 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 The Arches (BA14 8QB) in the last 12 months was 281.4 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Arches (BA14 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellefield Crescent, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Buildings (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Arches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Adcroft Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Halve —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Halve Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B3106 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundstone Street —
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yerbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Buildings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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