Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Marlborough East , and the 718th lowest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SN8 1AA) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Marlborough East average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SN8 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culvermead Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverless Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silverless Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silverless Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Martins Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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