Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waterside Mews area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 1,622 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 Waterside Mews (BA14 9FD) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterside Mews (BA14 9FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradford Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockhill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Innox Road | Under investigation |
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