Total Crime Rate
80.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burleaze area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burleaze (SN15 2AY) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burleaze (SN15 2AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Lukes Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowden Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowden Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margarets Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Drive | Under investigation |
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