Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Post Office Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation

Data Sources

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