Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garth Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 780th lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 Garth Close (SN14 6XF) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Close (SN14 6XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argyle Drive, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardenhuish Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Argyle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Hardenhuish Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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