Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 1,622 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 Queens Crescent (SN14 0NW) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Crescent (SN14 0NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gascelyn Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheltenham Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Minster Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gascelyn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gascelyn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gascelyn Close | Under investigation |
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