Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmer Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 811th 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 Palmer Street (SN14 0DT) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Street (SN14 0DT), 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 Palmer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingham Close —
Sep 2025Public order Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parliament Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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