Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Wiltshire has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 districts in South West region and the 52nd lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South West), it has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 districts.
The overall crime rate in Wiltshire in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the South West region average (84.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wiltshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11,773 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 94 cases , down -1.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 24.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14,608 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 61.1 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury Harnham East | 185.2 | 124.1 (203%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Trowbridge Central | 166.7 | 105.6 (173%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Devizes North | 157.8 | 96.7 (158%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Chippenham Hardens & Central | 153.3 | 92.3 (151%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Salisbury St Edmund's | 149.2 | 88.2 (144%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Trowbridge Adcroft | 135.2 | 74.1 (121%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Warminster East | 124.7 | 63.6 (104%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Salisbury Milford | 86.6 | 25.5 (42%) | High 7/10 |
| 9 | Salisbury Bemerton Heath | 86.3 | 25.2 (41%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Calne Central | 84.1 | 23.0 (38%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Melksham Forest | 77.9 | 16.8 (28%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Ludgershall North & Rural | 70.4 | 9.3 (15%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 13 | Amesbury West | 70.1 | 9.0 (15%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 14 | Melksham Without West & Rural | 65.7 | 4.6 (8%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon | 63.8 | 2.7 (4%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 16 | Chippenham Lowden & Rowden | 63.5 | 2.4 (4%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 17 | Amesbury South | 62.9 | 1.8 (3%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 18 | Downton & Ebble Valley | 62.4 | 1.3 (2%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 19 | Trowbridge Drynham | 61.9 | 0.8 (1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Warminster Broadway | 60.9 | -0.1 (-0%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Tidworth East & Ludgershall South | 60.5 | -0.6 (-1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Melksham South | 60.0 | -1.1 (-2%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Royal Wootton Bassett North | 58.6 | -2.4 (-4%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 24 | Bradford-on-Avon South | 58.4 | -2.6 (-4%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 25 | Devizes East | 57.3 | -3.7 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 26 | Bromham, Rowde & Roundway | 57.2 | -3.8 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 27 | Corsham Ladbrook | 56.6 | -4.5 (-7%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 28 | Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley | 56.2 | -4.9 (-8%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 29 | The Lavingtons | 55.4 | -5.7 (-9%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 30 | Ethandune | 54.9 | -6.1 (-10%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 31 | Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village | 54.6 | -6.5 (-11%) | Low 4/10 |
| 32 | Trowbridge Lambrok | 54.3 | -6.7 (-11%) | Low 4/10 |
| 33 | Till Valley | 54.1 | -7.0 (-11%) | Low 4/10 |
| 34 | Westbury East | 53.8 | -7.3 (-12%) | Low 4/10 |
| 35 | Southwick | 53.2 | -7.9 (-13%) | Low 4/10 |
| 36 | Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads | 53.0 | -8.1 (-13%) | Low 4/10 |
| 37 | Westbury North | 52.6 | -8.5 (-14%) | Low 4/10 |
| 38 | Mere | 51.0 | -10.1 (-16%) | Low 4/10 |
| 39 | Malmesbury | 50.9 | -10.2 (-17%) | Low 4/10 |
| 40 | Durrington | 50.5 | -10.6 (-17%) | Low 4/10 |
| 41 | Chippenham Hardenhuish | 48.1 | -13.0 (-21%) | Low 4/10 |
| 42 | Wilton | 47.8 | -13.2 (-22%) | Low 4/10 |
| 43 | Marlborough East | 47.2 | -13.9 (-23%) | Low 4/10 |
| 44 | Laverstock | 47.1 | -14.0 (-23%) | Low 4/10 |
| 45 | Fovant & Chalke Valley | 46.3 | -14.8 (-24%) | Low 3/10 |
| 46 | Nadder Valley | 46.3 | -14.8 (-24%) | Low 3/10 |
| 47 | Hilperton | 46.2 | -14.9 (-24%) | Low 3/10 |
| 48 | Pewsey | 45.6 | -15.5 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 49 | Amesbury East & Bulford | 45.6 | -15.5 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 50 | Calne North | 45.5 | -15.5 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 51 | Pewsey Vale West | 45.2 | -15.8 (-26%) | Low 3/10 |
| 52 | Melksham Without North & Shurnhold | 43.6 | -17.5 (-29%) | Low 3/10 |
| 53 | Wylye Valley | 43.1 | -17.9 (-29%) | Low 3/10 |
| 54 | Cricklade & Latton | 42.9 | -18.1 (-30%) | Low 3/10 |
| 55 | Purton | 42.6 | -18.4 (-30%) | Low 3/10 |
| 56 | Marlborough West | 42.6 | -18.5 (-30%) | Low 3/10 |
| 57 | Chippenham Sheldon | 42.2 | -18.9 (-31%) | Low 3/10 |
| 58 | Warminster North & Rural | 40.8 | -20.3 (-33%) | Low 3/10 |
| 59 | Salisbury St Francis & Stratford | 40.6 | -20.5 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 60 | Calne Chilvester & Abberd | 39.3 | -21.8 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 61 | Trowbridge Grove | 38.7 | -22.4 (-37%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 62 | Avon Valley | 37.7 | -23.4 (-38%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 63 | Tisbury | 36.8 | -24.2 (-40%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 64 | Salisbury St Paul's | 36.7 | -24.4 (-40%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 65 | Kington | 36.4 | -24.7 (-40%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 66 | Tidworth North & West | 36.2 | -24.9 (-41%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 67 | Salisbury Harnham West | 36.1 | -25.0 (-41%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 68 | Bradford-on-Avon North | 35.7 | -25.4 (-42%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 69 | Bowerhill | 35.6 | -25.5 (-42%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 70 | Westbury West | 34.3 | -26.8 (-44%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 71 | Trowbridge Paxcroft | 32.4 | -28.6 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 72 | Royal Wootton Bassett East | 32.0 | -29.1 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 73 | By Brook | 31.9 | -29.2 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 74 | Trowbridge Park | 31.9 | -29.2 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 75 | Urchfont & Bishops Cannings | 31.6 | -29.5 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 76 | Calne Rural | 31.5 | -29.6 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 77 | Devizes South | 31.5 | -29.6 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 78 | Alderbury & Whiteparish | 30.2 | -30.9 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 79 | Aldbourne & Ramsbury | 30.0 | -31.1 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 80 | Winsley & Westwood | 29.9 | -31.2 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 81 | Box & Colerne | 29.5 | -31.5 (-52%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 82 | Redlynch & Landford | 29.1 | -32.0 (-52%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 83 | Holt | 28.7 | -32.4 (-53%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 84 | Pewsey Vale East | 28.4 | -32.7 (-54%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 85 | Minety | 26.6 | -34.4 (-56%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 86 | Brinkworth | 26.0 | -35.1 (-58%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 87 | Melksham East | 25.0 | -36.1 (-59%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 88 | Warminster West | 24.4 | -36.7 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 89 | Royal Wootton Bassett South & West | 24.3 | -36.8 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 90 | Devizes Rural West | 23.6 | -37.5 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 91 | Corsham Pickwick | 21.5 | -39.6 (-65%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 92 | Chippenham Monkton | 21.0 | -40.1 (-66%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 93 | Sherston | 20.9 | -40.2 (-66%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 94 | Chippenham Pewsham | 20.8 | -40.3 (-66%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 95 | Corsham Without | 19.8 | -41.2 (-68%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 96 | Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley | 18.9 | -42.1 (-69%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 97 | Lyneham | 17.9 | -43.1 (-71%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 98 | Calne South | 17.8 | -43.3 (-71%) | Very low 1/10 |
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