Wiltshire Police/Crime in Wiltshire Police

Crime in Wiltshire Police

Recorded crime across Wiltshire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 719,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

4,000Crimes recorded

5.6Rate per 1,000

36 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

4,000

Crime rate per 1,000

5.6 per 1,000 people

National ranking

36 of 41 (29% below average)

Month-on-month

-0.2%

Year-on-year

+4.4% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (39.6%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20234,219 crimes

Mar 20234,664 crimes

+10.5% vs previous month

Apr 20234,454 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

May 20234,686 crimes

+5.2% vs previous month

Jun 20234,231 crimes

-9.7% vs previous month

Jul 20234,713 crimes

+11.4% vs previous month

Aug 20234,476 crimes

-5.0% vs previous month

Sept 20234,571 crimes

+2.1% vs previous month

Oct 20234,323 crimes

-5.4% vs previous month

Nov 20234,152 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

Dec 20233,917 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Jan 20243,842 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Feb 20243,744 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Mar 20244,023 crimes

+7.5% vs previous month

Apr 20244,085 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

May 20244,533 crimes

+11.0% vs previous month

Jun 20244,407 crimes

-2.8% vs previous month

Jul 20244,666 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Aug 20244,491 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Sept 20244,088 crimes

-9.0% vs previous month

Oct 20244,320 crimes

+5.7% vs previous month

Nov 20244,032 crimes

-6.7% vs previous month

Dec 20243,835 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Jan 20253,830 crimes

-0.1% vs previous month

Feb 20253,757 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Mar 20254,374 crimes

+16.4% vs previous month

Apr 20254,313 crimes

-1.4% vs previous month

May 20254,775 crimes

+10.7% vs previous month

Jun 20254,695 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

Jul 20255,083 crimes

+8.3% vs previous month

Aug 20254,535 crimes

-10.8% vs previous month

Sept 20254,114 crimes

-9.3% vs previous month

Oct 20254,357 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Nov 20254,164 crimes

-4.4% vs previous month

Dec 20254,008 crimes

-3.7% vs previous month

Jan 20264,000 crimes

-0.2% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
1,586 (39.6%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
680 (17.0%)
3
Criminal damage and arson
304 (7.6%)
4
Shoplifting
296 (7.4%)
5
Public order
278 (7.0%)
6
Other theft
202 (5.1%)
7
Vehicle crime
198 (5.0%)
8
Burglary
138 (3.5%)
9
Other crime
116 (2.9%)
10
Drugs
94 (2.4%)
11
Possession of weapons
42 (1.1%)
12
Bicycle theft
31 (0.8%)
13
Theft from person
25 (0.6%)
14
Robbery
10 (0.3%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	4,000	-0.2%	1,586	680	138	198	296	94	10	278
Dec 2025	4,008	-3.7%	1,535	715	158	147	316	121	19	247
Nov 2025	4,164	-4.4%	1,638	706	129	166	338	120	20	280
Oct 2025	4,357	+5.9%	1,735	822	128	126	353	119	15	312
Sept 2025	4,114	-9.3%	1,574	867	123	158	275	96	22	302
Aug 2025	4,535	-10.8%	1,604	1,047	167	99	299	101	29	412
Jul 2025	5,083	+8.3%	1,891	1,047	137	144	409	119	20	415
Jun 2025	4,695	-1.7%	1,774	907	118	134	360	107	18	416
May 2025	4,775	+10.7%	1,753	925	136	180	369	103	28	397
Apr 2025	4,313	-1.4%	1,536	896	142	129	317	120	28	320
Mar 2025	4,374	+16.4%	1,615	790	148	136	373	107	11	343
Feb 2025	3,757	-1.9%	1,467	584	134	139	313	113	11	333
Jan 2025	3,830	-0.1%	1,496	629	145	137	300	102	23	301
Dec 2024	3,835	-4.9%	1,531	645	125	157	265	115	18	287
Nov 2024	4,032	-6.7%	1,401	823	118	169	346	113	12	308
Oct 2024	4,320	+5.7%	1,531	906	142	230	352	114	17	287
Sept 2024	4,088	-9.0%	1,462	887	121	185	340	81	27	264
Aug 2024	4,491	-3.8%	1,555	1,133	111	176	292	79	21	376
Jul 2024	4,666	+5.9%	1,525	1,220	133	161	345	74	13	371
Jun 2024	4,407	-2.8%	1,539	1,025	155	197	285	72	13	325
May 2024	4,533	+11.0%	1,602	973	143	175	320	98	19	372
Apr 2024	4,085	+1.5%	1,324	892	137	242	343	80	14	289
Mar 2024	4,023	+7.5%	1,462	836	139	171	267	106	14	265
Feb 2024	3,744	-2.6%	1,404	740	107	179	255	86	17	276
Jan 2024	3,842	-1.9%	1,398	679	202	239	274	61	15	237
Dec 2023	3,917	-5.7%	1,449	752	162	212	263	72	16	249
Nov 2023	4,152	-4.0%	1,443	804	137	222	341	76	13	326
Oct 2023	4,323	-5.4%	1,440	969	141	200	324	93	25	331
Sept 2023	4,571	+2.1%	1,599	911	123	246	350	89	30	323
Aug 2023	4,476	-5.0%	1,433	1,037	124	186	365	104	23	322
Jul 2023	4,713	+11.4%	1,529	1,113	150	160	436	84	26	324
Jun 2023	4,231	-9.7%	1,433	1,106	134	150	252	52	33	292
May 2023	4,686	+5.2%	1,598	1,127	151	129	387	95	24	361
Apr 2023	4,454	-4.5%	1,441	1,047	142	168	364	79	24	330
Mar 2023	4,664	+10.5%	1,676	949	166	195	396	80	29	306
Feb 2023	4,219	—	1,468	927	152	159	321	75	24	302