Total Crime Rate

274.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.1 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 274.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Public order 41.1 10/10
  • Other crime 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wood Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 45th 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 Wood Street (SN4 7BB) in the last 12 months was 274.0 per 1,000 residents and was 657.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 130.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (SN4 7BB), 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 Wood Street area

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