Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hoggs Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Purton , and the 608th highest 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 Hoggs Lane (SN5 4BU) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoggs Lane (SN5 4BU), 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 Hoggs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoggs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hoggs Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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