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Crime Rates in Wiltshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

61.7

61.7

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 10.12.2025

Annual total crime rate in Wiltshire, (local authority district) is 61.7 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Wiltshire (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 23.1 2/10
Anti-social behaviour 12.3 4/10
Criminal damage and arson 5.45 3/10
Public order 4.9 3/10
Shoplifting 4.18 2/10
Other theft 3.41 1/10
Burglary 2.18 2/10
Vehicle crime 1.96 2/10
Other crime 1.5 3/10
Drugs 1.38 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.486 3/10
Possession of weapons 0.447 2/10
Theft from the person 0.282 2/10
Robbery 0.182 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Wiltshire (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Wiltshire (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Wiltshire (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Wiltshire (local authority district) and South West (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Wiltshire
    LAD
  • South West
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Wiltshire (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Wiltshire (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Lyneham20.6 low
2. Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley22.1 low
3. Minety26.6 low
4. Brinkworth26.6 low
5. Box & Colerne28.7 low
6. Aldbourne & Ramsbury28.8 low
7. Redlynch & Landford29.3 low
8. Royal Wootton Bassett East29.5 low
9. Chippenham Pewsham30.2 low
10. Sherston30.6 low
11. Alderbury & Whiteparish30.8 low
12. Pewsey Vale East32.1 low
13. Calne South33.8 low
14. Winsley & Westwood35.3 low
15. Holt37.3 low
16. Devizes Rural West39.9 low
17. The Lavingtons40.3 low
18. Pewsey Vale West41.1 low
19. Corsham Pickwick41.6 low
20. Trowbridge Paxcroft42 low
21. Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon42.2 low
22. By Brook42.4 low
23. Urchfont & Bishops Cannings42.9 low
24. Purton43.2 low
25. Avon Valley43.3 low
26. Tisbury43.7 low
27. Cricklade & Latton43.9 low
28. Calne Rural44.2 low
29. Kington44.7 low
30. Laverstock44.8 low
31. Bowerhill45.3 low
32. Marlborough East45.3 low
33. Royal Wootton Bassett South & West45.4 low
34. Bradford-on-Avon North46.4 low
35. Wylye Valley46.6 low
36. Pewsey47.5 low
37. Hilperton47.9 low
38. Fovant & Chalke Valley47.9 low
39. Melksham East48.7 low
40. Chippenham Hardenhuish48.7 low
41. Southwick48.9 low
42. Amesbury East & Bulford49.4 low
43. Nadder Valley50.1 low
44. Mere50.2 low
45. Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads50.4 low
46. Till Valley50.5 low
47. Trowbridge Grove51.4 low
48. Salisbury Harnham West51.8 low
49. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford53.6 low
50. Westbury East53.6 low
51. Wilton54.4 low
52. Marlborough West54.7 low
53. Calne North55.9 low
54. Corsham Without56.1 low
55. Corsham Ladbrook56.3 low
56. Tidworth East & Ludgershall South56.5 low
57. Warminster West56.8 low
58. Melksham Without West & Rural57.6 low
59. Malmesbury57.8 low
60. Devizes East58.4 low
61. Ethandune58.8 low
62. Bradford-on-Avon South59.4 low
63. Calne Chilvester & Abberd59.6 low
64. Durrington61.3 low
65. Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley61.3 low
66. Amesbury South62.1 low
67. Trowbridge Park62.2 low
68. Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village62.7 low
69. Warminster North & Rural63.1 low
70. Chippenham Sheldon64.5 low
71. Royal Wootton Bassett North64.8 low
72. Bromham, Rowde & Roundway65 low
73. Melksham Without North & Shurnhold65.4 low
74. Chippenham Monkton65.4 low
75. Westbury West66.2 low
76. Melksham Forest66.7 low
77. Downton & Ebble Valley67 low
78. Westbury North68 low
79. Tidworth North & West68.5 low
80. Devizes South68.8 low
81. Ludgershall North & Rural70.2 low
82. Trowbridge Lambrok76.3 low
83. Calne Central77.1 low
84. Warminster Broadway78.1 low
85. Melksham South80.2 low
86. Amesbury West81.9 low
87. Trowbridge Drynham88.9 low
88. Salisbury St Paul's101 low
89. Salisbury Bemerton Heath103 low
90. Salisbury Milford111 low
91. Chippenham Hardens & Central118 low
92. Trowbridge Adcroft124 medium
93. Warminster East140 medium
94. Salisbury Harnham East160 medium
95. Chippenham Lowden & Rowden176 medium
96. Devizes North192 medium
97. Trowbridge Central210 medium
98. Salisbury St Edmund's212 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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