Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon
Middle areaSouth Swindon. 14,527 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 46 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon at a rate of 49.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 264 |
| Other crime | 142 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 119 |
| Shoplifting | 72 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon at a rate of 49.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (264), other crime (142) and anti-social behaviour (119).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Swindon
These figures are published for the whole of Swindon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swindon and not Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon alone. See Swindon
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon was £355,000 in 2025.
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon had 12,793 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.