Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lackham Circus area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lackham Circus (SN14 0AU) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon average (63.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lackham Circus (SN14 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsley Road. Police recorded 19 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 Lackham Circus area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Litherland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Little Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladyfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfoot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Litherland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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