Postcode district · Chippenham
Crime in SN15
How much crime is recorded in SN15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 59,072 (2024)
SN15Postcode district · Chippenham
How safe is SN15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN15, well below 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
SN15National
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary3.69.1
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.