Total Crime Rate

183.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 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 183.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elms Cross Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bradford-on-Avon North , and the 90th 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 Elms Cross Drive (BA15 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 183.7 per 1,000 residents and was 388.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elms Cross Drive (BA15 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Spencers Orchard. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elms Cross Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southleigh —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencers Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencers Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencers Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencers Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jones Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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