Total Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsley Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lyneham , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 Kingsley Avenue (SN4 8LF) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Lyneham average (17.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsley Avenue (SN4 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near A3102. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lyneham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Malmesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A3102 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A3102 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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