Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wilderness area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 652nd highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wilderness (BA15 1RB) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wilderness (BA15 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Elmfield. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wilderness area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A363 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A363 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conigre Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Budbury Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conigre Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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