Total Crime Rate
106.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in By Brook , and the 207th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Sutton Lane (SN15 4RR) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 225.6% higher than the By Brook average (32.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Lane (SN15 4RR), the main crime hotspot is near Church View. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In By Brook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharplands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sharplands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharplands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharplands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharplands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharplands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sharplands | Under investigation |
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