Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 397th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 High Street (SN4 7AD) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% higher than the Royal Wootton Bassett East average (36.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SN4 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Coxstalls. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coxstalls Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanners Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coxstalls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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