Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowden area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowden (SN15 2BL) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowden (SN15 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Kingham Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lowden area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Wood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Wood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary St Margarets Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margarets Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margarets Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lukes Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft St Josephs Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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