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Crime in SN16

How much crime is recorded in SN16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
23,296 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN16

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN16, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).

SN16National
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates use each neighbourhood's latest twelve published months, which end between January 2026 and August 2026 because police forces publish on different schedules.

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