Total Crime Rate

43.0 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 43.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 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

Hares Patch area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 770th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hares Patch (SN14 6YN) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -96.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hares Patch (SN14 6YN), the main crime hotspot is near Honeysuckle Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hares Patch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curlew Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallow Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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