Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 16.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Farne Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farne Way (SN4 8LY) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farne Way (SN4 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roebuck Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close 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

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