Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Step Stones area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Purton , and the 664th highest 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 Step Stones (SN5 4GH) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ).
In the area around Step Stones (SN5 4GH), the main crime hotspot is near Webbs Place. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 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 | Public order | Upper Ox Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Ox Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Ox Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marsh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Close | Under investigation |
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