Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Orchard Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Marlborough East , and the 519th lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 Orchard Road (SN8 4AU) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (SN8 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near George Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Isbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Isbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garside Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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