Total Crime Rate

305.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 305.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Westcroft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westcroft (SN14 0NU) in the last 12 months was 305.6 per 1,000 residents and was 380.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 148.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcroft (SN14 0NU), the main crime hotspot is near Westcroft. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Litherland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Litherland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bath Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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