Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 30.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Blain Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 615th 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 Blain Place (SN4 8FF) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blain Place (SN4 8FF), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blain Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneover Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sheridan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swallows Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Swallows Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderney Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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