Wiltshire crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Wiltshire crime rate

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Wiltshire presents a low crime rating, ranked 21st among 25 nearby boroughs in crime rate. The area saw 32383 reported incidents in 2023, with a population of 510330, leading to a crime rate of 63.46 per 1000 residents, an 8.65% decline from the prior year.

Wiltshire’s most frequent crime types include Violence and sexual offences (34.0%), Anti-social behaviour (22.2%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.5%), with Theft from the person, Possession of weapons, and Robbery being the least common.

Of the 98 wards in Wiltshire, Trowbridge Central, Salisbury St Edmund’s, and Devizes North report the highest crime rates, while Calne South, Lyneham, and Royal Wootton Bassett East are the safest.

In Wiltshire, crime trends have shown both increases and decreases across various categories in recent years. Anti-social behaviour saw an increase of 1.8% in 2021, but experienced declines of 2.59% in 2022 and 2.31% in 2023. Violence and sexual offences rose by 1.96% in 2021 and by 1.59% in 2022, yet saw a decrease of 1.92% in 2023. Other notable decreases include Other theft by 2.23% and Shoplifting by 2.06%, both in 2020, indicating a fluctuating pattern of crime rates over these years.

Wiltshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 32383 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 11002 (34.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 7204 (22.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 3074 (9.5)%
Public order – 2274 (7.0)%
Other theft – 2107 (6.5)%
Shoplifting – 2096 (6.5)%
Vehicle crime – 1345 (4.2)%
Burglary – 1244 (3.8)%
Drugs – 554 (1.7)%
Other crime – 504 (1.6)%
Bicycle theft – 364 (1.1)%
Theft from the person – 245 (0.8)%
Possession of weapons – 234 (0.7)%
Robbery – 136 (0.4)%

How does Wiltshire compare against nearby areas ?

Wiltshire ranks 21st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Wiltshire is compared against

Crime rates in Wiltshire wards

There are 98 wards within Wiltshire. Trowbridge Central, Salisbury St Edmund’s, Devizes North has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 98 wards from high crime rate to low.