Postcode district · Bradford-on-Avon
Crime in BA15
How much crime is recorded in BA15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 19,765 (2024)
How safe is BA15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA15, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
BA15National
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.