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Crime in BA14 8

How much crime is recorded in BA14 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
15,912 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA14 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA14 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BA14 8National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour23.810.7
Shoplifting17.68.4
Burglary7.79.1
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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