Total Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pew Hill area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 465th 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 Pew Hill (SN15 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pew Hill (SN15 1DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Moorlands. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrow Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorlands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrow Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickory Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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