Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 131.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 164th 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 Shakespeare Road (SN4 8HB) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 262.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (SN4 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bank Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longleaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheridan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneover Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield —
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Data Sources

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