Total Crime Rate

812.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 812.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 190.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.0 9/10
  • Public order 88.8 10/10
  • Drugs 63.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old 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 1,627 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 Old Road (SN15 1JA) in the last 12 months was 812.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1177.2% higher than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon average (63.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (β‰ˆ 329.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SN15 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Foghamshire. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon

Crime Over Time in Old Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ivy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Public order Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foghamshire Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foghamshire Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parklands Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foghamshire Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foghamshire Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foghamshire β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maud Heath'S Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Mary'S Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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