Alderbury and Laverstock vs Chippenham Town Centre

Alderbury and Laverstock has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 805 crimes in the last 12 months. Chippenham Town Centre has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 959 crimes. Chippenham Town Centre scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Alderbury and Laverstock shows a year-on-year crime trend of +17.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Chippenham Town Centre shows +22.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Alderbury and Laverstock, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (343 incidents). In Chippenham Town Centre, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (271 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Alderbury and Laverstock recorded 127 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chippenham Town Centre recorded 271. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Alderbury and Laverstock totalled 343 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 261 in Chippenham Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Alderbury and Laverstock recorded 683 crimes (now 805, a change of +17.9%). Chippenham Town Centre recorded 783 crimes previously (now 959, +22.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Alderbury and Laverstock has a resolution rate of 22.5% and Chippenham Town Centre has 17.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Alderbury and Laverstock falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Chippenham Town Centre is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Alderbury and Laverstock and Chippenham Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.