Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bardsey Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Royal Wootton Bassett East , and the 695th lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 Bardsey Close (SN4 8NA) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bardsey Close (SN4 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Royal Wootton Bassett East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fox Brook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Squirrel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodshaw Mead | Under investigation |
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