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	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	7,696	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	329	Getting Better
Burglary	1,300	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	3,016	Getting Better
Drugs	514	Getting Better
Other crime	560	Getting Better
Other theft	2,074	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	216	Getting Better
Public order	2,220	Getting Better
Robbery	140	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,937	Getting Better
Theft from the person	200	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,314	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	11,074	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
Corsham Without	0	0
Cricklade & Latton	0	0
Downton & Ebble Valley	0	0
Durrington	0	0
Ethandune	0	0
Fovant & Chalke Valley	0	0
Kington	0	0
Laverstock	0	0
Ludgershall North & Rural	0	0
Lyneham	0	0
Tisbury	0	0
Trowbridge Lambrok	0	0
Trowbridge Park	0	0
Bowerhill	0	0
Aldbourne & Ramsbury	0	0
Alderbury & Whiteparish	0	0
Amesbury East & Bulford	0	0
Amesbury South	0	0
Amesbury West	0	0
Avon Valley	0	0
Box & Colerne	0	0
Bradford-on-Avon North	0	0
Bradford-on-Avon South	0	0
Brinkworth	0	0
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway	0	0
By Brook	0	0
Calne Central	0	0
Calne Chilvester & Abberd	0	0
Calne North	0	0
Calne Rural	0	0
Calne South	0	0
Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads	0	0
Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon	0	0
Chippenham Hardenhuish	0	0
Chippenham Hardens & Central	0	0
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden	0	0
Chippenham Monkton	0	0
Chippenham Pewsham	0	0
Chippenham Sheldon	0	0
Corsham Ladbrook	0	0
Corsham Pickwick	0	0
Devizes East	0	0
Devizes North	0	0
Devizes Rural West	0	0
Devizes South	0	0
Hilperton	0	0
Holt	0	0
Malmesbury	0	0
Marlborough East	0	0
Marlborough West	0	0
Melksham Forest	0	0
Melksham South	0	0
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold	0	0
Melksham Without West & Rural	0	0
Mere	0	0
Minety	0	0
Nadder Valley	0	0
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley	0	0
Pewsey Vale East	0	0
Purton	0	0
Redlynch & Landford	0	0
Royal Wootton Bassett East	0	0
Royal Wootton Bassett North	0	0
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West	0	0
Salisbury Bemerton Heath	0	0
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village	0	0
Salisbury Harnham East	0	0
Salisbury Harnham West	0	0
Salisbury Milford	0	0
Salisbury St Edmund's	0	0
Salisbury St Francis & Stratford	0	0
Salisbury St Paul's	0	0
Sherston	0	0
Southwick	0	0
The Lavingtons	0	0
Tidworth East & Ludgershall South	0	0
Tidworth North & West	0	0
Till Valley	0	0
Trowbridge Adcroft	0	0
Trowbridge Central	0	0
Trowbridge Drynham	0	0
Trowbridge Grove	0	0
Trowbridge Paxcroft	0	0
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings	0	0
Warminster Broadway	0	0
Warminster East	0	0
Warminster North & Rural	0	0
Warminster West	0	0
Westbury East	0	0
Westbury North	0	0
Westbury West	0	0
Wilton	0	0
Winsley & Westwood	0	0
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley	0	0
Wylye Valley	0	0
Melksham East	0	0
Pewsey	0	0
Pewsey Vale West	0	0

Crime map for Wiltshire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. 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 August 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%