Total Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Five Stiles Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Marlborough East , and the 587th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Five Stiles Road (SN8 4BD) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Marlborough East average (47.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Five Stiles Road (SN8 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gales Ground | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodstock Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodstock Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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