Wootton Bassett Town vs Wroughton

Wootton Bassett Town has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 713 crimes in the last 12 months. Wroughton has a safety score of 37/100 (Below Average) with 485 crimes. Wroughton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wootton Bassett Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +20.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wroughton shows +25.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wootton Bassett Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (318 incidents). In Wroughton, it is Violent Crime (166 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wootton Bassett Town recorded 141 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wroughton recorded 90. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wootton Bassett Town totalled 318 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 166 in Wroughton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wootton Bassett Town recorded 591 crimes (now 713, a change of +20.6%). Wroughton recorded 386 crimes previously (now 485, +25.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Wootton Bassett Town has a resolution rate of 18.1% and Wroughton has 12.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wootton Bassett Town falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Wroughton is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Wootton Bassett Town and Wroughton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.