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Crime in SN4 8

How much crime is recorded in SN4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
15,137 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN4 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN4 8, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).

SN4 8National
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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