Crap Towns / Wroughton / Crime

How much crime is there in Wroughton?

The police recorded 35.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wroughton from September 2023 to August 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 16.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 37.2, up from 32.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	32.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	35.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	37.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	16.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.1	7.0
Public order	4.0	6.6
Other theft	2.5	5.4
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Shoplifting	1.7	7.1
Vehicle crime	1.3	3.8
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Drugs	0.8	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Swindon	4.8 km	73.2
Stratton St Margaret	7.4 km	64.4
Faringdon	20.1 km	63.0
Broad Blunsdon	9.4 km	51.2
Shrivenham and Watchfield	13.6 km	48.9
Marlborough	12.4 km	46.8
Calne	17.2 km	45.4
Royal Wootton Bassett	7.6 km	41.7
Malmesbury	22.5 km	38.3
Highworth	12.9 km	37.4
Wroughton	–	35.1
The typical town	–	76.2