Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 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 63.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Great Mead area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 465th 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 Great Mead (SN15 3GS) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Mead (SN15 3GS), the main crime hotspot is near Cowleaze. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Great Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowleaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowleaze Under investigation
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Data Sources

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