Postcode · Chippenham
Crime in SN15 3SH
How much crime is recorded in SN15 3SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chippenham South & East
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,641 (2024)
How safe is SN15 3SH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 63.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN15 3SH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
63.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
202
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).
SN15 3SHNational
Anti-social behaviour64.810.7
Violence and sexual offences57.323.6
Shoplifting29.48.4
Public order14.54.6
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft8.84.5
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Drugs6.62.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.