Total Crime Rate
196.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Rosary area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,627 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 The Rosary (SN4 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 539.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Rosary (SN4 8AZ), 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.
View Crime In Royal Wootton Bassett East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sprats Barn Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A3102 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A3102 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eveleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shepherds Breach | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor House Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherds Breach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Kiln | — |
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