Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Peak area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Purton , and the 334th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Peak (SN5 4AT) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher than the Purton average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Peak (SN5 4AT), the main crime hotspot is near The Peak. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Peak area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Peak Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Play Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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