Total Crime Rate
74.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quarry Field area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Purton , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Quarry Field (SN5 4FX) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% higher than the Purton average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 287.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quarry Field (SN5 4FX), the main crime hotspot is near Newmans View. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Purton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marsh Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cowleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmans View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmans View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmans View | Under investigation |
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