Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middle Leaze area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 246th 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 Middle Leaze (SN14 6GX) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Leaze (SN14 6GX), 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 Middle Leaze area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hardenhuish Lane Under investigation
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 Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barken Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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