Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Public order 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

Palmer Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 511th highest 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 Palmer Drive (BA15 1TH) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bainton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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