Crime Rate in Westbury East, ward

Westbury East has the 37th highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 2743rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 375th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westbury East in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westbury East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -89.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westbury East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Teal Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.