Total Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St James Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Trowbridge Adcroft , and the 754th lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 St James Gardens (BA14 8TH) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Trowbridge Adcroft average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James Gardens (BA14 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Trowbridge Adcroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Adcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poplar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margarets Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seymour Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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