Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 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 69.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rowden Hill area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 419th 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 Rowden Hill (SN15 2LN) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowden Hill (SN15 2LN), 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 Rowden Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charter Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudman Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rudman Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowden Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lowden Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Josephs Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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