Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 126.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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

The Butts area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Butts (SN15 3JS) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Butts (SN15 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Butts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakehouse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Timber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fuller Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Popham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Oak Close —
Apr 2026Public order Royal Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Popham Court —
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Data Sources

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