Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lowden area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowden (SN14 0DS) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 170.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowden (SN14 0DS), the main crime hotspot is near Kingham Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowden area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingham Close

Data Sources

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