Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowden Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Hill (SN15 2DB) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowden Hill (SN15 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingham Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royal Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowden Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ivy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cloisters Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gypsy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gypsy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Cloisters Under investigation

Data Sources

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