Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chippenham Hardens & Central , and the 665th lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 Forest Lane (SN15 3QU) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Chippenham Hardens & Central average (145.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Lane (SN15 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lysley Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanner Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carpenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lysley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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