Crime Rate in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West, ward

Royal Wootton Bassett South & West has the 12th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 467th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 47th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Royal Wootton Bassett South & West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Royal Wootton Bassett South & West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Daisy Brook, with 23 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Beaufort Avenue (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.