Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sarum Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 569th 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 Sarum Road (SN14 0QA) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sarum Road (SN14 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sarum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Minster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haydock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sedgefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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