Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfield area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield (SN4 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 197.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield (SN4 7HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A3102, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Kiln (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor House Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor House Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A3102 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Kiln —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3102 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —

Data Sources

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