Crap Towns / Warminster / Crime

How much crime is there in Warminster?

The police recorded 63.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Warminster from September 2023 to August 2026, 17% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 56.8, down from 64.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	64.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	69.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	56.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.0	34.1
Shoplifting	10.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.2	7.0
Public order	5.6	6.6
Other theft	3.6	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.5	3.8
Burglary	2.6	3.1
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.9	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Frome	10.6 km	84.6
Radstock	21.7 km	80.8
Devizes	21.0 km	71.6
Trowbridge	13.6 km	70.8
Warminster	–	63.5
Melksham	19.4 km	58.7
Shaftesbury	21.9 km	51.6
Westbury	6.7 km	49.0
Bradford-on-Avon	16.5 km	45.5
Peasedown St John	21.8 km	42.7
Gillingham	19.8 km	37.1
The typical town	–	76.2