Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridgemead area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Calne Central , and the 679th 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 Ridgemead (SN11 9EW) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgemead (SN11 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near The Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 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 | Peregrine Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dixon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stokes Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peregrine Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Cote | Under investigation |
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