Crap Towns / Chippenham / Crime

How much crime is there in Chippenham?

The police recorded 56.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chippenham from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 56.1, up from 54.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	54.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	58.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	56.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.3	34.1
Shoplifting	6.5	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.6	7.0
Public order	5.6	6.6
Other theft	4.3	5.4
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Vehicle crime	1.5	3.8
Burglary	1.4	3.1
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bath	18.9 km	99.3
Devizes	15.4 km	71.6
Trowbridge	15.7 km	70.8
Melksham	9.2 km	58.7
Chippenham	–	56.3
Bradford-on-Avon	15.3 km	45.5
Calne	9.4 km	45.4
Royal Wootton Bassett	18.3 km	41.7
Tetbury	20.4 km	41.4
Malmesbury	14.3 km	38.3
Corsham	5.6 km	36.3
The typical town	–	76.2