Total Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chopping Knife Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Marlborough East , and the 792nd 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 Chopping Knife Lane (SN8 2FA) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Marlborough East average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chopping Knife Lane (SN8 2FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Horse Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vespasian Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chopping Knife Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Horse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Road —
Sep 2025Other theft White Horse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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