Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Purton , and the 703rd lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SN5 4BB) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SN5 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Hoggs Lane. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoggs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoggs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoggs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hoggs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoggs Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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