Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pound Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lyneham , and the 800th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Close (SN15 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% higher than the Lyneham average (17.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pound Close (SN15 4PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webbs Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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