Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Middle areaNorth Wiltshire. 7,767 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 23% of people in Royal Wootton Bassett Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Royal Wootton Bassett Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Royal Wootton Bassett Town at a rate of 72.2 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 | 238 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 110 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 82 |
| Other crime | 82 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Royal Wootton Bassett Town compares
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Is Royal Wootton Bassett Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Royal Wootton Bassett Town at a rate of 72.2 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, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Royal Wootton Bassett Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (238), anti-social behaviour (110) and criminal damage and arson (82).
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 Royal Wootton Bassett Town alone. See Wiltshire
Royal Wootton Bassett Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Royal Wootton Bassett Town was £289,000 in 2025.
Royal Wootton Bassett Town had 7,668 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in Royal Wootton Bassett Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Royal Wootton Bassett Town, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.