Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parliament Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 553rd lowest crime rate of 1,622 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 Parliament Street (SN14 0DE) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parliament Street (SN14 0DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockwood Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marshall Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lackham Circus | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Wood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Wood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wessex Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lackham Circus | Under investigation |
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