Total Crime Rate
995.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
335.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bath Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (SN15 2AE) in the last 12 months was 995.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1503.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 335.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (SN15 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lowden Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foghamshire | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ivy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foghamshire | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foghamshire | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foghamshire | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foghamshire | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foghamshire | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmead Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foghamshire | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowden Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rudman Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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