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98 Wards · England & WalesUpdated March 2026Source: Police.uk

Crime by Area in Wiltshire

Compare crime rates across all 98 wards in Wiltshire. Filter by crime type to find the safest and highest-crime areas. Click any ward to see specific hotspot locations.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry
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Fastest Rising (3 months)

Fovant & Chalke Valley +900.0% trending_upBradford-on-Avon South +309.1% trending_upWarminster Broadway +266.7% trending_up
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Fastest Improving (3 months)

Southwick -76.9% trending_downAlderbury & Whiteparish -73.7% trending_downBrinkworth -60.0% trending_down

Top 10 Wards by Rate

All Wards — Ranked by Crime Rate

All crime types
#WardRate /1kCount
1
Trowbridge Central
 189.7 113 chevron_right
2
Salisbury St Edmund's
 147.4 113 chevron_right
3
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden
 133.5 77 chevron_right
4
Devizes North
 110.1 64 chevron_right
5
Trowbridge Drynham
 103.3 42 chevron_right
6
Warminster East
 101.2 48 chevron_right
7
Salisbury Bemerton Heath
 95.2 33 chevron_right
8
Salisbury Harnham East
 93.3 58 chevron_right
9
Trowbridge Adcroft
 91.9 53 chevron_right
10
Melksham Forest
 88.3 81 chevron_right
11
Salisbury St Paul's
 83.0 63 chevron_right
12
Amesbury West
 75.2 34 chevron_right
13
Melksham South
 70.6 28 chevron_right
14
Warminster West
 66.7 37 chevron_right
15
Corsham Ladbrook
 66.3 23 chevron_right
16
Devizes East
 66.2 37 chevron_right
17
Westbury North
 65.7 32 chevron_right
18
Ludgershall North & Rural
 65.0 34 chevron_right
19
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village
 64.8 26 chevron_right
20
Royal Wootton Bassett North
 63.1 39 chevron_right
21
Devizes South
 60.3 33 chevron_right
22
Trowbridge Park
 59.9 40 chevron_right
23
Chippenham Sheldon
 59.8 45 chevron_right
24
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
 59.8 43 chevron_right
25
Calne Central
 59.7 26 chevron_right
26
Westbury West
 59.0 30 chevron_right
27
Salisbury Milford
 57.5 32 chevron_right
28
Mere
 56.6 30 chevron_right
29
Wilton
 55.8 28 chevron_right
30
Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
 53.8 32 chevron_right
31
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
 53.5 31 chevron_right
32
Calne Chilvester & Abberd
 53.0 32 chevron_right
33
Amesbury South
 51.5 23 chevron_right
34
Calne North
 50.8 19 chevron_right
35
Ethandune
 49.7 28 chevron_right
36
Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads
 49.3 27 chevron_right
37
Durrington
 49.1 21 chevron_right
38
Bradford-on-Avon South
 48.2 45 chevron_right
39
Nadder Valley
 47.9 22 chevron_right
40
Tidworth North & West
 47.4 47 chevron_right
41
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway
 46.4 25 chevron_right
42
Trowbridge Lambrok
 46.3 34 chevron_right
43
The Lavingtons
 46.1 26 chevron_right
44
Cricklade & Latton
 44.0 26 chevron_right
45
Melksham Without West & Rural
 43.3 45 chevron_right
46
Chippenham Hardenhuish
 43.1 29 chevron_right
47
Bradford-on-Avon North
 42.9 21 chevron_right
48
Marlborough West
 42.0 34 chevron_right
49
Tisbury
 40.1 16 chevron_right
50
Purton
 39.7 27 chevron_right
51
Pewsey
 38.2 20 chevron_right
52
Holt
 37.3 21 chevron_right
53
Malmesbury
 37.2 19 chevron_right
54
Avon Valley
 37.2 23 chevron_right
55
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
 37.0 14 chevron_right
56
Laverstock
 36.6 22 chevron_right
57
Bowerhill
 36.4 23 chevron_right
58
Trowbridge Paxcroft
 36.3 28 chevron_right
59
Corsham Without
 35.4 35 chevron_right
60
Warminster North & Rural
 34.8 24 chevron_right
61
Calne South
 34.4 13 chevron_right
62
Kington
 34.2 22 chevron_right
63
Amesbury East & Bulford
 34.1 47 chevron_right
64
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
 34.1 18 chevron_right
65
Chippenham Hardens & Central
 33.9 15 chevron_right
66
Pewsey Vale West
 33.6 11 chevron_right
67
Melksham East
 33.5 28 chevron_right
68
Southwick
 33.4 3 chevron_right
69
Hilperton
 33.3 13 chevron_right
70
Chippenham Pewsham
 31.9 16 chevron_right
71
Fovant & Chalke Valley
 31.9 20 chevron_right
72
Wylye Valley
 31.7 28 chevron_right
73
Downton & Ebble Valley
 31.1 27 chevron_right
74
Box & Colerne
 30.3 26 chevron_right
75
By Brook
 29.5 13 chevron_right
76
Calne Rural
 29.3 19 chevron_right
77
Aldbourne & Ramsbury
 28.8 20 chevron_right
78
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon
 28.7 13 chevron_right
79
Tidworth East & Ludgershall South
 28.6 25 chevron_right
80
Corsham Pickwick
 28.0 15 chevron_right
81
Redlynch & Landford
 26.9 14 chevron_right
82
Chippenham Monkton
 26.9 3 chevron_right
83
Warminster Broadway
 26.7 11 chevron_right
84
Minety
 25.8 10 chevron_right
85
Trowbridge Grove
 25.7 13 chevron_right
86
Pewsey Vale East
 25.1 21 chevron_right
87
Marlborough East
 25.0 20 chevron_right
88
Westbury East
 24.5 14 chevron_right
89
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
 24.4 13 chevron_right
90
Alderbury & Whiteparish
 24.3 5 chevron_right
91
Winsley & Westwood
 21.9 6 chevron_right
92
Royal Wootton Bassett East
 21.1 12 chevron_right
93
Till Valley
 20.9 10 chevron_right
94
Brinkworth
 19.4 2 chevron_right
95
Sherston
 18.2 7 chevron_right
96
Lyneham
 18.0 19 chevron_right
97
Salisbury Harnham West
 17.6 16 chevron_right
98
Devizes Rural West
 10.4 6 chevron_right
About this data: Crime rates are annualised per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. 3-month trend compares the most recent month against 3 months prior. Data covers England and Wales only and is sourced from police.uk monthly crime records. Full methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Which area of Wiltshire has the highest crime rate?

Trowbridge Central has the highest crime rate in Wiltshire, with 189.7 crimes per 1,000 residents annually. Click the ward name to see its specific hotspot locations.

Which is the safest ward in Wiltshire?

Devizes Rural West has the lowest crime rate among Wiltshire's wards, with 10.4 crimes per 1,000 residents annually.

How many wards does Wiltshire have?

Wiltshire has 98 electoral wards with crime data available from police.uk.