Total Crime Rate

385.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 385.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Riding School Yard area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Marlborough East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riding School Yard (SN8 1AE) in the last 12 months was 385.6 per 1,000 residents and was 717.9% higher than the Marlborough East average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riding School Yard (SN8 1AE), 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 Riding School Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silverless Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverless Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silverless Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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