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Crime Rates in Wiltshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

61.9

61.9

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 05.02.2026

Annual total crime rate in Wiltshire, (local authority district) is 61.9 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 23.4 2/10
Anti-social behaviour 12 3/10
Criminal damage and arson 5.54 3/10
Public order 4.75 3/10
Shoplifting 4.23 2/10
Other theft 3.4 1/10
Burglary 2.22 2/10
Vehicle crime 1.96 2/10
Other crime 1.48 3/10
Drugs 1.44 2/10
Possession of weapons 0.476 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.474 3/10
Theft from the person 0.276 1/10
Robbery 0.188 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 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. Lyneham20.3 low
2. Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley20.7 low
3. Brinkworth22.6 low
4. Minety24.6 low
5. Redlynch & Landford24.8 low
6. Aldbourne & Ramsbury25.2 low
7. Box & Colerne25.5 low
8. Sherston26.8 low
9. Chippenham Pewsham28.4 low
10. Royal Wootton Bassett East28.5 low
11. Alderbury & Whiteparish30.2 low
12. Calne South31.3 low
13. Pewsey Vale East31.5 low
14. Winsley & Westwood33.6 low
15. Holt35.5 low
16. By Brook35.9 low
17. Calne Rural36.3 low
18. Devizes Rural West36.3 low
19. Corsham Pickwick37.7 low
20. Trowbridge Paxcroft37.7 low
21. Pewsey Vale West37.8 low
22. The Lavingtons38.4 low
23. Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon38.9 low
24. Urchfont & Bishops Cannings39.6 low
25. Marlborough East39.7 low
26. Kington39.8 low
27. Avon Valley40.7 low
28. Bowerhill40.8 low
29. Tisbury40.9 low
30. Purton41 low
31. Cricklade & Latton41.3 low
32. Wylye Valley42.4 low
33. Laverstock43.1 low
34. Chippenham Hardenhuish43.7 low
35. Royal Wootton Bassett South & West43.9 low
36. Pewsey44.2 low
37. Amesbury East & Bulford44.4 low
38. Hilperton44.5 low
39. Bradford-on-Avon North44.8 low
40. Melksham East45.7 low
41. Till Valley45.9 low
42. Fovant & Chalke Valley46.5 low
43. Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads46.8 low
44. Southwick47.1 low
45. Trowbridge Grove47.5 low
46. Marlborough West49 low
47. Salisbury Harnham West49 low
48. Westbury East49.1 low
49. Warminster West50 low
50. Nadder Valley50.1 low
51. Mere50.6 low
52. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford51 low
53. Corsham Ladbrook51.2 low
54. Malmesbury51.4 low
55. Tidworth East & Ludgershall South52.8 low
56. Calne North52.8 low
57. Corsham Without53.9 low
58. Bradford-on-Avon South54 low
59. Melksham Without West & Rural54.1 low
60. Wilton54.4 low
61. Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley55.4 low
62. Devizes East55.4 low
63. Amesbury South55.4 low
64. Ethandune56 low
65. Warminster North & Rural56.2 low
66. Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village56.8 low
67. Calne Chilvester & Abberd56.9 low
68. Durrington57.6 low
69. Westbury West57.7 low
70. Trowbridge Park58.7 low
71. Chippenham Sheldon58.7 low
72. Chippenham Monkton59.6 low
73. Downton & Ebble Valley60.7 low
74. Melksham Forest60.9 low
75. Melksham Without North & Shurnhold60.9 low
76. Devizes South61.3 low
77. Westbury North62.1 low
78. Ludgershall North & Rural62.2 low
79. Tidworth North & West62.8 low
80. Bromham, Rowde & Roundway63.5 low
81. Royal Wootton Bassett North64.2 low
82. Trowbridge Lambrok67.8 low
83. Warminster Broadway70.3 low
84. Calne Central72.4 low
85. Melksham South74.8 low
86. Amesbury West79.1 low
87. Trowbridge Drynham80.8 low
88. Salisbury St Paul's96.5 low
89. Salisbury Bemerton Heath98.2 low
90. Salisbury Milford103 low
91. Chippenham Hardens & Central106 medium
92. Trowbridge Adcroft115 medium
93. Warminster East125 medium
94. Salisbury Harnham East146 medium
95. Chippenham Lowden & Rowden161 medium
96. Devizes North173 medium
97. Trowbridge Central199 medium
98. Salisbury St Edmund's199 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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