Total Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westcroft area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 100th 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 Westcroft (SN14 0NB) in the last 12 months was 171.3 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcroft (SN14 0NB), the main crime hotspot is near Westcroft. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westcroft Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B4643 Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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