Crime Rate in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley, ward

Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley has the 4th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 264th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 15th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.