Total Crime Rate

1309.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

342.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1309.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 436.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 342.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 342.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 248.8 10/10
  • Public order 75.1 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Drugs 47.0 10/10
  • Burglary 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Emery Gate 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 Emery Gate (SN15 3JP) 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 Emery Gate (SN15 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Emery Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fuller Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmead Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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