Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Barley Leaze area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Leaze (SN14 6GW) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Leaze (SN14 6GW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barley Leaze area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Battens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lamberts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlefield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jasmine Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Middle Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornfields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hither Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Battens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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