Total Crime Rate

223.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 223.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,622 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 High Street (SN4 7AR) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 516.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 141.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SN4 7AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coxstalls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coxstalls Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3102 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A3102 Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rosary Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanners Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Rosary —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor House Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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