Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone
Middle areaNorth west Wiltshire. 7,486 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 114 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 64% of people in Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone at a rate of 43.1 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 | 109 |
| Other crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone at a rate of 43.1 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (109), other crime (81) and criminal damage and arson (37).
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 Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone alone. See Wiltshire
Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone was £465,500 in 2025.
Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone had 7,282 usual residents at the census.
About 64% of people in Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone, 72.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.