Crime Rates at Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HL

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 2nd 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 Market Place (SN15 3HL) in the last 12 months was 1309.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2010.6% 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 Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 342.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (SN15 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Lane, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.