Chippenham Hardens & Central ward · Wiltshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 27% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (9.7 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 18% here, compared with 13.6% across Wiltshire (4.4 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 17.7% here, compared with 21.9% across Wiltshire (4.2 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Chippenham Hardens & Central ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
651 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 649 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Chippenham Hardens & Central ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 59 mapped crimes in September 2024; 46 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Chippenham Hardens & Central
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
59
17
October 2024
39
19
November 2024
65
27
December 2024
57
20
January 2025
35
18
February 2025
51
17
March 2025
49
23
April 2025
56
26
May 2025
52
26
June 2025
53
19
July 2025
69
15
August 2025
64
24
September 2025
58
20
October 2025
83
33
November 2025
62
18
December 2025
54
26
January 2026
38
25
February 2026
46
26
March 2026
56
22
April 2026
48
29
May 2026
56
17
June 2026
36
24
July 2026
68
33
August 2026
46
29
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Chippenham Hardens & Central
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
294
shoplifting
117
public order
62
criminal damage arson
56
other theft
40
drugs
28
burglary
13
other crime
10
theft from the person
9
vehicle crime
8
robbery
5
bicycle theft
5
possession of weapons
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
