Crime Rate in Cricklade & Latton, ward

Cricklade & Latton has the 40th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 1674th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 237th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cricklade & Latton in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cricklade & Latton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cricklade & Latton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Middle Ground. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.