Crime Rates at Wood Street, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7BB

Wood Street area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 50th 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 Wood Street (SN4 7BB) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 726.5% higher than the Royal Wootton Bassett East average (30.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (SN4 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coxstalls (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.