Total Crime Rate

201.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.0 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 201.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Public order 46.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 76th 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 7HE) in the last 12 months was 201.6 per 1,000 residents and was 456.9% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SN4 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near Manor House Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A3102 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Rosary —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricketers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longleaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cricketers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3102 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rosary Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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