Crime Rates at St Margarets Steps, Bradford-on-avon, BA15 1DS

St Margarets Steps area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 82nd 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 St Margarets Steps (BA15 1DS) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 445.5% higher than the Bradford-on-Avon North average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Steps (BA15 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Approach (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.