Crime Rate in Calne Rural, ward

Calne Rural has the 28th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 1056th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 146th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Calne Rural in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Calne Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Calne Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Reading (Station). Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.