Chippenham Rural vs Old Town

Chippenham Rural has a safety score of 49/100 (Average) and recorded 422 crimes in the last 12 months. Old Town has a safety score of 42/100 (Below Average) with 466 crimes. Chippenham Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chippenham Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Old Town shows +3.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chippenham Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (155 incidents). In Old Town, it is Violent Crime (199 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chippenham Rural recorded 47 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Old Town recorded 75. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chippenham Rural totalled 155 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 199 in Old Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chippenham Rural recorded 478 crimes (now 422, a change of -11.7%). Old Town recorded 450 crimes previously (now 466, +3.6%).

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. Chippenham Rural has a resolution rate of 23.1% and Old Town has 30%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chippenham Rural falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Old Town 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 Chippenham Rural and Old Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.