Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Battens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 The Battens (SN14 0LA) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 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 crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Battens (SN14 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Battens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Battens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Middle Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jasmine Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlefield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lamberts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornfields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hither Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Battens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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