Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churches area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 535th lowest crime rate of 1,622 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 Churches (BA15 1RD) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churches (BA15 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Elmfield. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford-on-Avon North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elmfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmfield | Under investigation |
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