Total Crime Rate
191.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Saw Mills area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Saw Mills (BA15 2DB) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 432.3% 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 Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Saw Mills (BA15 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Spencers Orchard. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spencers Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chanterelle Park | Under investigation |
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