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Wiltshire Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Wiltshire Police.

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard
Wiltshire Police crime trends

Total Crime

52,781

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+4.2%

50,646 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+7.2%

13,050 vs 12,172

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 4.2% in this area.

Driven by

Violence and sexual offences ↑ 10.0%
Public order ↑ 5.9%
Criminal damage and arson ↑ 4.3%

Offset by

Anti-social behaviour ↓ 3.8%
Vehicle crime ↓ 6.7%
Other crime ↓ 0.8%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Wiltshire Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Robbery
250
+17.4%
vs +9.2% nationally
0.5%
Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 38.1%
20,090
+10.0%
vs +0.8% nationally
38.1%
Up
Possession of weapons
454
+8.1%
vs +6.2% nationally
0.9%
Up
Drugs
1,282
+7.9%
vs +8.9% nationally
2.4%
Up
Public order
4,116
+5.9%
vs -4.8% nationally
7.8%
Up
Bicycle theft
483
+5.2%
vs -10.4% nationally
0.9%
Up
Criminal damage and arson
4,326
+4.3%
vs -4.1% nationally
8.2%
Up
Other theft
2,738
+3.9%
vs -6.7% nationally
5.2%
Up
Shoplifting
3,992
+3.7%
vs -4.2% nationally
7.6%
Up
Burglary
1,624
+0.4%
vs -7.9% nationally
3.1%
Flat
Theft from the person
255
-0.8%
vs -20.4% nationally
0.5%
Flat
Other crime
1,202
-0.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
2.3%
Flat
Anti-social behaviour
10,112
-3.8%
vs -1.6% nationally
19.2%
Down
Vehicle crime
1,857
-6.7%
vs -10.2% nationally
3.5%
Down