Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings
Middle areaCentral Wiltshire. 8,464 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 115 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 32% of people in Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings at a rate of 39.0 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 147 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Other crime | 37 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings compares
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Is Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings at a rate of 39.0 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, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (147), anti-social behaviour (67) and criminal damage and arson (51).
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 Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings alone. See Wiltshire
Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings in brief
The median price paid for a home in Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings was £380,000 in 2025.
Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings had 8,242 usual residents at the census.
About 32% of people in Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Market Lavington & Bishops Cannings, 38.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.