Total Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norden area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 522nd highest 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 Norden (BA15 1FL) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Norden (BA15 1FL), 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.
View Crime In Bradford-on-Avon South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradford-On-Avon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradford-On-Avon | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradford-On-Avon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradford-On-Avon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradford-On-Avon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradford-On-Avon | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford-On-Avon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Coppice Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Priory Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzmaurice Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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