Total Crime Rate
725.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
289.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old 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 Old Road (SN15 1JA) 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 areaβs 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 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 Old Road (SN15 1JA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippenham | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foghamshire | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foghamshire | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foghamshire | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foghamshire | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foghamshire | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foghamshire | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foghamshire | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Union Road | Under investigation |
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