Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 163.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Union Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 112th 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 Union Street (BA14 8RY) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (BA14 8RY), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Yerbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Buildings —
Apr 2026Burglary York Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manvers Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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