Total Crime Rate

725.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

289.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 725.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 289.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 223.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.9 9/10
  • Public order 60.9 10/10
  • Drugs 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (SN15 1HP) in the last 12 months was 725.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1069.7% higher than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 2.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (β‰ˆ 289.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (SN15 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foghamshire (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in New Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foghamshire β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foghamshire β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foghamshire β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foghamshire Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foghamshire Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foghamshire Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foghamshire Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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