Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cherry Briar Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Purton , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Briar Close (SN5 3NT) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Purton average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherry Briar Close (SN5 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Park Lane. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Purton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Springs | Under investigation |
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