Total Crime Rate

271.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 271.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • 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

Barton Close area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Barton Close (BA15 1EF) in the last 12 months was 271.2 per 1,000 residents and was 620.9% higher than the Bradford-on-Avon North average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Close (BA15 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzmaurice Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennet Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennet Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennet Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford-On-Avon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford-On-Avon —
Apr 2026Burglary Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jones Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coppice Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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