Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heathfield area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 701st highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathfield (SN15 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield (SN15 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorlands, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Heathfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pew Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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