Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Post Office Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Avon Valley , and the 535th 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 Old Post Office Lane (SP4 9RD) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Avon Valley average (37.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Post Office Lane (SP4 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Farm Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Avon Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Under investigation |
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