Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 43.0 4/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • 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
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

Hares Patch area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 775th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 17.9% lower 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 Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hares Patch (SN14 6YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honeysuckle Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stainers Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hares Patch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepscroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lanhill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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