Crime Rate in Marlborough East, ward

Marlborough East has the 43rd highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 2426th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 341st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marlborough East in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marlborough East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marlborough East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Woodstock Court, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Priory Court (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.