Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 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 68.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Light Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Calne Rural , and the 429th highest 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 Light Close (SN13 0DF) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 167.6% higher than the Calne Rural average (25.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Light Close (SN13 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coulston Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Light Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meriton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Coulston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulston Road —
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Data Sources

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