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Crime Rates in Wiltshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

61.8

61.8

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Wiltshire, (local authority district) is 61.8 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 5.48 3/10
Public order 4.84 4/10
Shoplifting 4.19 2/10
Other theft 3.4 1/10
Burglary 2.2 2/10
Vehicle crime 1.98 2/10
Other crime 1.5 3/10
Drugs 1.41 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.478 3/10
Possession of weapons 0.459 2/10
Theft from the person 0.272 2/10
Robbery 0.19 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 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. Lyneham21.7 low
2. Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley21.7 low
3. Brinkworth26 low
4. Aldbourne & Ramsbury27.1 low
5. Redlynch & Landford27.3 low
6. Minety27.6 low
7. Box & Colerne27.9 low
8. Sherston29.7 low
9. Royal Wootton Bassett East30.2 low
10. Chippenham Pewsham30.6 low
11. Alderbury & Whiteparish31.9 low
12. Pewsey Vale East32.3 low
13. Calne South33.4 low
14. Winsley & Westwood35.7 low
15. Holt38.6 low
16. By Brook38.8 low
17. Pewsey Vale West39.2 low
18. Devizes Rural West39.6 low
19. The Lavingtons41.3 low
20. Corsham Pickwick41.6 low
21. Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon41.7 low
22. Trowbridge Paxcroft41.9 low
23. Calne Rural42.3 low
24. Avon Valley42.6 low
25. Marlborough East43.5 low
26. Kington43.5 low
27. Urchfont & Bishops Cannings43.9 low
28. Purton43.9 low
29. Cricklade & Latton44.7 low
30. Tisbury45 low
31. Bowerhill45.2 low
32. Laverstock45.4 low
33. Royal Wootton Bassett South & West46.6 low
34. Wylye Valley47.2 low
35. Bradford-on-Avon North47.4 low
36. Hilperton47.7 low
37. Pewsey47.8 low
38. Melksham East48.5 low
39. Chippenham Hardenhuish48.6 low
40. Amesbury East & Bulford48.8 low
41. Fovant & Chalke Valley49.1 low
42. Southwick49.7 low
43. Till Valley49.9 low
44. Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads51.7 low
45. Westbury East51.9 low
46. Trowbridge Grove52.2 low
47. Marlborough West52.3 low
48. Salisbury Harnham West53.3 low
49. Nadder Valley53.6 low
50. Mere53.9 low
51. Warminster West54.4 low
52. Salisbury St Francis & Stratford55.1 low
53. Tidworth East & Ludgershall South55.8 low
54. Corsham Ladbrook56.2 low
55. Malmesbury56.4 low
56. Calne North57.4 low
57. Melksham Without West & Rural57.8 low
58. Wilton58.3 low
59. Bradford-on-Avon South58.6 low
60. Corsham Without58.7 low
61. Ethandune58.9 low
62. Devizes East59.6 low
63. Durrington59.8 low
64. Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley60 low
65. Calne Chilvester & Abberd61 low
66. Amesbury South61.4 low
67. Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village61.9 low
68. Warminster North & Rural62.7 low
69. Trowbridge Park63.3 low
70. Chippenham Monkton63.3 low
71. Chippenham Sheldon64.4 low
72. Melksham Without North & Shurnhold64.8 low
73. Westbury West64.9 low
74. Ludgershall North & Rural66.2 low
75. Devizes South66.9 low
76. Downton & Ebble Valley66.9 low
77. Melksham Forest67 low
78. Tidworth North & West67.6 low
79. Westbury North67.7 low
80. Royal Wootton Bassett North68 low
81. Bromham, Rowde & Roundway68.6 low
82. Warminster Broadway75.7 low
83. Trowbridge Lambrok75.8 low
84. Calne Central76.7 low
85. Melksham South79.8 low
86. Amesbury West83.8 low
87. Trowbridge Drynham86.9 low
88. Salisbury St Paul's103 low
89. Salisbury Bemerton Heath107 low
90. Salisbury Milford111 low
91. Chippenham Hardens & Central115 medium
92. Trowbridge Adcroft124 medium
93. Warminster East136 medium
94. Salisbury Harnham East160 medium
95. Chippenham Lowden & Rowden175 medium
96. Devizes North189 medium
97. Trowbridge Central214 medium
98. Salisbury St Edmund's217 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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