Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bath Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lyneham , and the 712th lowest 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 Bath Road (SN4 7DF) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% higher than the Lyneham average (21.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (SN4 7DF), 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 Bath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salt Spring Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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