Crime Rate in Holt, ward

Holt has the 18th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 758th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 89th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holt in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holt’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holt ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cottles Barton, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fleetwood Rise (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.