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Wiltshire Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

52,572

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+4.3%

50,418 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

0.0%

12,528 vs 12,529

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 4.3% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 10.3%

• Public order ↑ 4.9%

• Criminal damage and arson ↑ 4.2%

Offset by

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 3.3%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 13.8%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Robbery	250	+25.6% vs +9.3% nationally	0.5%	↑ Up
Drugs	1,314	+14.5% vs +12.3% nationally	2.5%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	461	+14.4% vs +6.8% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	496	+12.0% vs -10.4% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 37.9%	19,899	+10.3% vs +1.1% nationally	37.9%	↑ Up
Theft from the person	267	+6.0% vs -20.1% nationally	0.5%	↑ Up
Public order	4,044	+4.9% vs -4.3% nationally	7.7%	↑ Up
Criminal damage and arson	4,307	+4.2% vs -4.2% nationally	8.2%	↑ Up
Other crime	1,237	+3.3% vs -3.0% nationally	2.4%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	3,982	+2.8% vs -4.9% nationally	7.6%	↑ Up
Other theft	2,704	+2.3% vs -6.9% nationally	5.1%	↑ Up
Burglary	1,639	+1.7% vs -9.2% nationally	3.1%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	10,158	-3.3% vs -0.2% nationally	19.3%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	1,814	-13.8% vs -11.7% nationally	3.5%	↓ Down