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

Vale View 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 Vale View (SN4 7BY) 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 Vale View (SN4 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near The Maltings. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruxley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruxley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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