Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cornfields area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Cornfields (SN14 6GA) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.9% higher than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornfields (SN14 6GA), the main crime hotspot is near Old Hardenhuish Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlefield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlefield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hardenhuish Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hardenhuish Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barken Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barley Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barley Leaze Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lower Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Field —
Sep 2025Burglary Longstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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