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Crime in SN6 6

How much crime is recorded in SN6 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
10,089 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN6 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN6 6, 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
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).

SN6 6National
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% 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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