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98 Wards · England & WalesUpdated April 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)

Chippenham Monkton +300.0% trending_upBrinkworth +250.0% trending_upAlderbury & Whiteparish +140.0% trending_up
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Fastest Improving (3 months)

Calne South -76.9% trending_downCorsham Without -62.9% trending_downDevizes South -54.5% trending_down

Top 10 Wards by Rate

All Wards — Ranked by Crime Rate

All crime types
#WardRate /1kCount
1
Trowbridge Central
 185.2 129 chevron_right
2
Salisbury St Edmund's
 148.8 141 chevron_right
3
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden
 134.4 84 chevron_right
4
Devizes North
 108.0 59 chevron_right
5
Trowbridge Drynham
 104.6 54 chevron_right
6
Warminster East
 102.3 57 chevron_right
7
Salisbury Bemerton Heath
 93.0 30 chevron_right
8
Salisbury Harnham East
 90.1 33 chevron_right
9
Melksham Forest
 87.1 55 chevron_right
10
Trowbridge Adcroft
 85.6 44 chevron_right
11
Salisbury St Paul's
 83.0 37 chevron_right
12
Melksham South
 72.4 34 chevron_right
13
Amesbury West
 71.9 40 chevron_right
14
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village
 66.9 40 chevron_right
15
Corsham Ladbrook
 66.8 43 chevron_right
16
Ludgershall North & Rural
 65.8 38 chevron_right
17
Warminster West
 65.2 33 chevron_right
18
Westbury North
 64.6 32 chevron_right
19
Devizes East
 63.8 41 chevron_right
20
Trowbridge Park
 61.8 38 chevron_right
21
Royal Wootton Bassett North
 61.5 24 chevron_right
22
Devizes South
 59.7 15 chevron_right
23
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
 59.7 31 chevron_right
24
Chippenham Sheldon
 59.6 37 chevron_right
25
Calne Central
 59.1 27 chevron_right
26
Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
 57.6 48 chevron_right
27
Mere
 57.5 26 chevron_right
28
Westbury West
 56.4 22 chevron_right
29
Wilton
 56.3 25 chevron_right
30
Calne Chilvester & Abberd
 53.6 22 chevron_right
31
Salisbury Milford
 53.5 30 chevron_right
32
Bradford-on-Avon South
 52.8 44 chevron_right
33
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
 51.3 25 chevron_right
34
Amesbury South
 51.2 27 chevron_right
35
Calne North
 50.7 27 chevron_right
36
Durrington
 49.7 32 chevron_right
37
Nadder Valley
 49.1 32 chevron_right
38
The Lavingtons
 48.9 29 chevron_right
39
Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads
 48.8 26 chevron_right
40
Ethandune
 48.0 21 chevron_right
41
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway
 45.9 26 chevron_right
42
Tidworth North & West
 45.9 43 chevron_right
43
Trowbridge Lambrok
 45.2 24 chevron_right
44
Chippenham Hardenhuish
 43.9 29 chevron_right
45
Melksham Without West & Rural
 43.5 49 chevron_right
46
Cricklade & Latton
 43.4 15 chevron_right
47
Marlborough West
 42.7 27 chevron_right
48
Bradford-on-Avon North
 42.2 28 chevron_right
49
Tisbury
 41.8 22 chevron_right
50
Pewsey
 41.1 43 chevron_right
51
Holt
 40.4 32 chevron_right
52
Trowbridge Paxcroft
 39.0 32 chevron_right
53
Avon Valley
 38.8 43 chevron_right
54
Purton
 38.8 16 chevron_right
55
Malmesbury
 37.6 36 chevron_right
56
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
 36.6 19 chevron_right
57
Warminster North & Rural
 35.7 35 chevron_right
58
Corsham Without
 35.2 13 chevron_right
59
Amesbury East & Bulford
 34.9 31 chevron_right
60
Bowerhill
 34.8 13 chevron_right
61
Laverstock
 34.6 13 chevron_right
62
Kington
 34.4 18 chevron_right
63
Fovant & Chalke Valley
 33.2 16 chevron_right
64
Chippenham Hardens & Central
 32.9 21 chevron_right
65
Melksham East
 32.9 18 chevron_right
66
Calne South
 32.2 3 chevron_right
67
Pewsey Vale West
 32.1 11 chevron_right
68
Hilperton
 32.0 15 chevron_right
69
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
 32.0 10 chevron_right
70
Southwick
 31.6 6 chevron_right
71
Downton & Ebble Valley
 31.5 28 chevron_right
72
Wylye Valley
 31.3 18 chevron_right
73
Chippenham Pewsham
 30.9 14 chevron_right
74
Tidworth East & Ludgershall South
 30.4 37 chevron_right
75
Calne Rural
 30.1 22 chevron_right
76
Box & Colerne
 29.8 13 chevron_right
77
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon
 29.8 15 chevron_right
78
By Brook
 29.7 17 chevron_right
79
Redlynch & Landford
 28.8 16 chevron_right
80
Corsham Pickwick
 28.7 14 chevron_right
81
Aldbourne & Ramsbury
 28.7 15 chevron_right
82
Chippenham Monkton
 27.2 12 chevron_right
83
Minety
 25.8 17 chevron_right
84
Trowbridge Grove
 25.7 20 chevron_right
85
Warminster Broadway
 25.6 9 chevron_right
86
Pewsey Vale East
 25.0 17 chevron_right
87
Marlborough East
 24.6 15 chevron_right
88
Alderbury & Whiteparish
 24.3 12 chevron_right
89
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
 24.1 8 chevron_right
90
Westbury East
 23.7 14 chevron_right
91
Royal Wootton Bassett East
 21.6 11 chevron_right
92
Winsley & Westwood
 21.5 10 chevron_right
93
Till Valley
 20.8 5 chevron_right
94
Brinkworth
 19.4 7 chevron_right
95
Sherston
 19.0 13 chevron_right
96
Salisbury Harnham West
 18.6 23 chevron_right
97
Lyneham
 17.6 12 chevron_right
98
Devizes Rural West
 9.8 8 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 185.2 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 9.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually.

How many wards does Wiltshire have?

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