Crime Rate in Minety, ward

Minety has the 14th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 534th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Minety in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Minety’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Minety ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around B4696 (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.