Crime in Cricklade
Recorded crime in Cricklade is 0.8 times the Wiltshire average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 27%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cricklade: about 3,745 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 4.1/10Weak
- 5-year change
- +27%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the Wiltshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cricklade.
Crime over 5 years
Up 27% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Cricklade, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the Wiltshire average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Other theft: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Wiltshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Wiltshire council area, not only Cricklade. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 350 | 0.67 | Down 10% |
| Cars broken into | 529 | 1.0 | Down 20% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,828 | 3.5 | Up 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 393 | 0.75 | Down 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 4 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SN6
In SN6, the postcode district at the centre of Cricklade, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 447 | 9% | 12% | 62% | 6% | 11% |
| Public order | 106 | 8% | 6% | 45% | 34% | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 99 | 5% | 3% | 39% | 45% | 7% |
| Other theft | 59 | 0% | 3% | 15% | 78% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 58 | 0% | 0% | 14% | 86% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 9% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 2.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 15.3 |
| Drugs | 1.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 6.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.1 |
| Public order | 3.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 1.7 |
Postcode districts in Cricklade
Nearby towns
Council: Wiltshire
Questions about crime in Cricklade
- Is Cricklade a safe place to live?
- Cricklade scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the Wiltshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Cricklade?
- Up 27% over 5 years, from 125 recorded crimes a year to 160.
- What is the most common crime in Cricklade?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 15 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Cricklade compare with Wiltshire?
- Crime severity in Cricklade is 0.8 times the Wiltshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Cricklade?
- In SN6, the postcode district at the centre of Cricklade, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 30% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Cricklade?
- In Wiltshire, the council area Cricklade is in, the police recorded 350 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.7 per 1,000 residents, down 10% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Cricklade?
- 1,828 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Wiltshire, the council area Cricklade is in, 3.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Cricklade last year?
- 4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Wiltshire, the council area Cricklade is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.