Wiltshire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Wiltshire.

Population: 504,070
People in Employment: 238,430 (77.5%)
People Inactive: 59,720 (19.4%)
People Unemployed: 9,435 (3.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 177k
Median Salary: £28,033
Mean Salary: £32,009

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Wiltshire. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Wiltshire for 2024

Wiltshires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 12,227 crimes and in 2022 there were 12,940 crimes. Which is an decrease of 713 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	12,227	780	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	8,627	590	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	3,320	234	Getting Better
Shoplifting	2,082	178	Getting Better
Other theft	2,299	149	Getting Better
Public order	2,459	138	Getting Better
Burglary	1,409	96	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,414	94	Getting Better
Drugs	576	39	Getting Better
Other crime	619	33	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	360	24	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	232	23	Getting Better
Theft from the person	214	13	Getting Better
Robbery	161	10	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Wiltshire

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Salisbury St Edmund's has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Wiltshire, with 1570 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Calne South has 54 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Salisbury St Edmund's	115	0
Salisbury St Paul's	73	14
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden	68	0
Melksham Forest	59	0
Salisbury Milford	57	0
Devizes North	55	14
Warminster East	52	9
Salisbury Bemerton Heath	48	0
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village	48	0
Trowbridge Drynham	48	12
Durrington	47	8
Amesbury West	46	10
Trowbridge Central	45	8
Devizes East	43	10
Royal Wootton Bassett North	43	10
Marlborough West	35	8
Downton & Ebble Valley	34	0
Chippenham Sheldon	34	0
Salisbury Harnham East	34	0
Malmesbury	33	6
Melksham Without West & Rural	33	0
Salisbury St Francis & Stratford	33	0
Chippenham Hardenhuish	32	7
Corsham Ladbrook	32	0
Pewsey	32	7
Wilton	31	0
Warminster North & Rural	30	0
Warminster West	30	6
Marlborough East	29	7
Westbury North	29	6
Ethandune	28	6
Mere	28	6
Westbury West	28	5
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway	27	0
The Lavingtons	27	0
Pewsey Vale West	27	0
Melksham South	26	5
Nadder Valley	26	0
Calne Central	25	5
Devizes South	25	0
Calne Chilvester & Abberd	24	0
Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads	24	0
Chippenham Pewsham	24	6
Cricklade & Latton	23	0
Laverstock	23	0
Trowbridge Park	23	5
Trowbridge Lambrok	22	4
Warminster Broadway	22	5
Devizes Rural West	21	0
Trowbridge Grove	21	5
Box & Colerne	20	0
Bradford-on-Avon South	20	4
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West	20	0
Tidworth North & West	20	0
Avon Valley	19	0
Holt	19	4
Kington	18	3
Lyneham	18	3
Wylye Valley	18	0
Corsham Without	17	0
Hilperton	17	3
Southwick	17	2
Calne North	16	4
Till Valley	16	0
Trowbridge Adcroft	16	3
Aldbourne & Ramsbury	15	0
Brinkworth	15	3
Tisbury	14	3
Chippenham Hardens & Central	14	0
Salisbury Harnham West	14	0
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley	14	0
Fovant & Chalke Valley	13	0
Ludgershall North & Rural	13	0
Calne Rural	13	3
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon	13	0
Melksham East	13	0
Amesbury South	12	0
By Brook	12	3
Minety	12	2
Trowbridge Paxcroft	12	2
Alderbury & Whiteparish	10	0
Bradford-on-Avon North	10	2
Chippenham Monkton	10	3
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold	10	0
Pewsey Vale East	10	0
Sherston	10	2
Purton	9	1
Redlynch & Landford	9	0
Royal Wootton Bassett East	9	2
Westbury East	9	2
Amesbury East & Bulford	8	0
Bowerhill	7	0
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings	7	0
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley	5	0
Winsley & Westwood	4	0
Corsham Pickwick	3	1
Calne South	1	0
Tidworth East & Ludgershall South	0	0

Crime map for Wiltshire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Wiltshire

The average property price in Wiltshire is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Wiltshire is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Wiltshire could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£535,873.09	£336,582.68	£266,444.08	£163,630.78
2022	£515,841.61	£324,177.41	£258,921.93	£160,171.24
2021	£461,655.23	£290,828.24	£234,348.42	£150,455.17
2020	£421,709.66	£268,464.54	£216,440.30	£143,451.29
2019	£415,378.26	£264,492.32	£212,946.37	£144,738.81
2018	£419,409.79	£266,684.17	£215,421.59	£148,275.93
2017	£404,463.20	£256,677.07	£208,233.53	£146,286.00
2016	£382,905.51	£243,430.05	£198,515.00	£137,172.51
2015	£352,170.36	£224,027.09	£183,440.57	£126,573.24
2014	£328,536.36	£209,595.77	£172,510.35	£119,248.25
2013	£315,427.38	£200,396.03	£165,677.55	£114,904.39
2012	£313,258.44	£198,881.90	£164,456.40	£115,693.73
2011	£312,285.57	£196,859.21	£162,447.59	£116,383.56
2010	£311,652.80	£197,862.78	£163,763.03	£118,254.58

Property prices over time for Wiltshire

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Wiltshire

The median salary in Wiltshire is £28,033 and the mean salary in Wiltshire is £32,009.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 177k
Median Salary: £28,033
Annual Percentage Change: 12.8%
Mean Salary: £32,009

Salary comparison between Wiltshire and South West

See how Wiltshire compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Wiltshire ranks 6 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham	41k	£34,961	14.8%	£38,610	11.2%
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA	113k	£28,830	10.8%	£31,817	8.6%
Swindon UA	89k	£28,164	3.4%	£34,161	6.8%
Bath and North East Somerset UA	71k	£27,614	14.1%	£35,345	19.5%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	131k	£26,714	9.8%	£31,862	10.7%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
Mid Devon	29k	£25,048	0.0%	£27,831	0.0%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Plymouth UA	91k	£23,433	6.2%	£25,656	8.1%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%