Crime Rate in Kington, ward

Kington has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 1313th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 187th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kington in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near The Chase Park, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Gainey Gardens (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.