Total Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 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 231.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.2 8/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Shambles area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 60th 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 The Shambles (BA15 1JS) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 514.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shambles (BA15 1JS), 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 The Shambles area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford-On-Avon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford-On-Avon Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford-On-Avon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford-On-Avon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford-On-Avon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford-On-Avon —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford-On-Avon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coppice Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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