Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farleigh Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 501st highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farleigh Avenue (BA14 9DS) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Trowbridge Central average (182.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farleigh Avenue (BA14 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Azalea Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Azalea Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Club Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Azalea Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westfield Close | Under investigation |
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