Crime Rate in The Lavingtons, ward

The Lavingtons has the 34th highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 2941st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 404th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in The Lavingtons in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, The Lavingtons’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the The Lavingtons ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Victoria Park. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.