Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Marlborough East , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (SN9 5DR) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (SN9 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rawlins Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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