Crime Rate in Purton, ward

Purton has the 47th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 2020th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 281st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Purton in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Purton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Purton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lower Mill. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.