Crime Rates at The Orchids, Chippenham, SN15 1FD

The Orchids area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 504th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 The Orchids (SN15 1FD) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchids (SN15 1FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainey Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.