Crap Towns / Westbury / Crime

How much crime is there in Westbury?

The police recorded 49.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Westbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 36% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 25.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 52.0, up from 42.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	42.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	52.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	52.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	25.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.6	7.0
Public order	3.8	6.6
Other theft	3.0	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.4	3.8
Shoplifting	2.3	7.1
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Burglary	1.7	3.1
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bath	17.9 km	99.3
Frome	9.6 km	84.6
Radstock	18.4 km	80.8
Devizes	17.4 km	71.6
Trowbridge	6.9 km	70.8
Warminster	6.7 km	63.5
Melksham	13.2 km	58.7
Westbury	–	49.0
Bradford-on-Avon	9.8 km	45.5
Peasedown St John	17.6 km	42.7
Corsham	18.6 km	36.3
The typical town	–	76.2