Marlborough
Middle areaNorth east Wiltshire. 9,104 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 66% of people in Marlborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Marlborough
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marlborough at a rate of 56.9 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 | 135 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 110 |
| Shoplifting | 91 |
| Other crime | 82 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Drug offences | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Marlborough compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Marlborough safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marlborough at a rate of 56.9 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, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Marlborough.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (135), anti-social behaviour (110) and shoplifting (91).
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 Marlborough alone. See Wiltshire
Marlborough in brief
The median price paid for a home in Marlborough was £362,000 in 2025.
Marlborough had 9,128 usual residents at the census.
About 66% of people in Marlborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Marlborough, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.