Total Crime Rate
453.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
273.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Englands area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 21st 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 Little Englands (SN15 3DP) in the last 12 months was 453.7 per 1,000 residents and was 631.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 273.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Englands (SN15 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Oak Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Butts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Butts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Daniell Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claypole Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Popham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Popham Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fuller Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Timber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bakehouse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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