Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hercules Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Calne Central , and the 359th 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 Hercules Road (SN11 8FR) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Calne Central average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hercules Road (SN11 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Abberd Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tornado Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Appletree Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appletree Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spitfire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tornado Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tornado Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tornado Close | Under investigation |
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