Total Crime Rate
201.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
124.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longleaze 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 Longleaze (SN4 8AU) 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 Longleaze (SN4 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Kiln, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A3102 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royal Wootton Bassett North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Rosary | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A3102 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cricketers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Bank Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricketers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A3102 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Masefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rosary | Under investigation |
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