Lydiard Millicent & Purton
Middle areaNorth Wiltshire. 8,578 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 37 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in Lydiard Millicent & Purton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lydiard Millicent & Purton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lydiard Millicent & Purton at a rate of 33.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Police recorded 9 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in Lydiard Millicent & Purton in August 2026.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 162 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lydiard Millicent & Purton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lydiard Millicent & Purton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lydiard Millicent & Purton at a rate of 33.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lydiard Millicent & Purton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (162), other crime (55) and anti-social behaviour (28).
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 Wiltshire
These figures are published for the whole of Wiltshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wiltshire and not Lydiard Millicent & Purton alone. See Wiltshire
Lydiard Millicent & Purton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lydiard Millicent & Purton was £380,000 in 2025.
Lydiard Millicent & Purton had 8,238 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in Lydiard Millicent & Purton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lydiard Millicent & Purton, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.