Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cottle Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 723rd lowest 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 Cottle Avenue (BA15 1FD) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottle Avenue (BA15 1FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottle Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conigre Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottle Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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