Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Mary Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Mary Street (SN15 3JW) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon average (63.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Mary Street (SN15 3JW), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Mary Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larkham Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkham Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bakehouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bakehouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Popham Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Popham Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Popham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Popham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Popham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baydons Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emery Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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