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Latest News

Continued focus on proactive policing and making Salisbury safer this Christmas    NEW 17 Dec 25

 

Have a Safe Online Christmas    NEW 16 Dec 25

 

Increased rural patrols following surge in hare coursing    NEW 12 Dec 25

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How are we tackling violence against women and girls in Wiltshire?    NEW 11 Dec 25

 

Courier Fraud - How to spot the scam    NEW 10 Dec 25

 

​Local Crime Figures for October 2025      UPDATED 10 Dec 25

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A message on rural crime from ACC Deborah Smith      NEW 9 Dec 25

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Operation Scorpion – Working together to tackle drug harm across Wiltshire       NEW 3 Dec 25

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Neighbourhood Watch December Newsletter     NEW 1 Dec 25

 

Spiking statistics shock licensees during latest WAVE training event in Salisbury     NEW 1 Dec 25

 

Tackling child criminal exploitation across the region    NEW 28 Nov 25

 

​Beware of winter fuel payment scams       NEW 18 Nov 25

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Your back-to-basics guide to keeping safe online   NEW 8 Oct 25

 

New scam detection tool    NEW 7 Oct 25

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Student safety: protect young people from fraud and cyber crime     NEW 23 Sep 25

 

Have Your Say: What Makes You Feel Safe at Night?    NEW 19 Sep 25

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Warning to Protect Your Pension from fraud     NEW 8 Sep 25

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​Stay Connected with the Police and Crime Commissioner – Now on WhatsApp!     NEW 29 Jul 25

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Phishing Alert – Fake Parking Fine Texts   NEW 28 Jul 25

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​City of London Police go for gold in courier fraud crackdown    NEW 16 Jul 25

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Tackling anti-social behaviour together     NEW 3 Jul 25

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Buying Tickets Safely Online    NEW 1 Jul 25

 

Using WhatsApp & other messaging apps safely and securely    NEW 23 Jun 25

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Action Fraud: Ticket fraud survey     NEW 23 Jun 25

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New quishing alert: £3.5 million lost last year to fraudulent QR codes     NEW 20 Jun 25

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Wildfire warning issued     NEW 20 Jun 25

 

​Report Phishing emails and texts   NEW 3 Jun 25

 

More than 100 drivers caught speeding in south of the county   NEW 3 Jun 25

 

GPS thefts - remain vigilant     NEW 21 May 25

 

Op Ragwort - Wiltshire Rural Crime Team      NEW 19 May 25

 

Staggering rise of extortion phishing email reports in March    NEW 13 May 25

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Legal wildlife traps   NEW 25 Apr 25
 

Stay vigilant: protect yourself against ticket fraud this summer     NEW 14 Apr 25 

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Improve the experience of victims and deliver justice       NEW 9 Apr 25

 

Buying Tickets Safely Online     NEW 7 Apr 25

 

Reminder to respect and protect wild birds     NEW 7 Apr 25

 

Tackle crimes that matter to local communities     NEW 4 Apr 25

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Reminder to dog walkers to prevent livestock worrying incidents    NEW 3 Apr 25

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Rural Crime Team carry out evening patrols to deter livestock worrying and equipment theft    NEW 2 Apr 25​

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Stay vigilant: Police issue advice following an increase in quad bike and ATV thefts   NEW 27 Mar 25

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Reducing Violence and Serious Harm          NEW 27 Mar 25

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Courier Fraud - Great Bedwyn   NEW 26 Mar 25

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Victim recalls devastating impacts of livestock worrying   NEW 26 Mar 25

 

Unplug to Unwind    NEW 12 Mar 25​

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Changes announced to Wiltshire Police estate    NEW 11 Mar 25

 

​Protect yourself from Holiday fraud: don’t let fraudsters trip you up this summer.   NEW 24 Feb 25

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​Key transformation of Wiltshire Police continues as policing budget approved    NEW 6 Feb 25

 

​Wiltshire Police want to understand your home security knowledge​     NEW 23 Jan 25

 

​Booking.com users targeted with scam messages     NEW 15 Jan 25

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​Wiltshire Police propose to save additional £5.2m in 2025/26        NEW 9 Jan 25

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​Stay vigilant: Protect your land against Unlicensed Music Events (UMEs)    NEW 23 Dec 24

 

Community Message from Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson    NEW 20 Dec 24

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Christmas and New Year Crime Prevention Advice     NEW 13 DEC 24

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Homeowners are reminded to keep their homes Secure This Christmas    NEW 9 Dec 24

 

Walk and Talk launched    NEW 5 Dec 24

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Police urge residents to be vigilant following burglary at rural property    NEW 29 Nov 24

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Poacher blocks loaned to Wiltshire farmers to prevent hare coursing    NEW 28 Nov 24

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16 Days of Action to raise awareness of the signs of domestic abuse and stalking     NEW 25 Nov 24

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​Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Week: Heritage Crime   NEW 21 Nov 24

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'Spot the signs' campaign to raise awareness of child criminal exploitation launched    NEW 11 Nov 24

 

Be vigilant against vehicle crime. Protect your van!       NEW 5 Nov 24

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​Stay vigilant: Protect your land against Unlicensed Music Events (UMEs)     NEW 1 Nov 24

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Tips (no tricks) to stay safe ahead of Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations   UPDATED 31 Oct 24

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Targeted operations completed across Wiltshire in aid of Rural Crime Action Week    NEW 31 Oct 24

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PCC stresses importance of partnership working at the start of National Rural Crime Action Week    NEW 23 Oct 24

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Fake QR codes and how to spot them    NEW 15 Oct 24

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Drugs and cash seized in latest crack-down on criminal gangs     NEW 10 Oct 24

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​​Aged 11-25 or know someone that is, who wants to get involved with local police and crime prevention initiatives? Read on! ​    NEW 12 Sep 24

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Helping to keep Wiltshire's streets safe   NEW 6 Aug 24

 

Wiltshire Police and Police & Crime Commissioner call for unity    NEW 6 Aug 24

 

Be aware of what you share     NEW 5 Aug 24

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Wiltshire’s Market towns are not immune to knife crime     NEW 23 Jul 24

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Rural crime patrols step up to prevent poaching and hare coursing    NEW 19 Jul 24

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​Volunteers needed to assess and scrutinise the standard of Wiltshire Police’s custody facilities    NEW 1 Jul 24

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32 Million suspicious emails reported by the public    NEW 28 Jun 24

 

Operation Scorpion - clampdown on drugs and weapons     NEW 27 Jun 24

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​Online daters advised to be vigilant as romance fraud reports rise by 8 per cent    NEW 10 Jun 24

 

​​Southern Policing Hub takes a further step forward     NEW 31 May 24

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‘Life isn’t like the movies’ stalking campaign launches    NEW 28 May 24

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​Warning after elderly residents targeted by people pretending to be police    NEW 16 May 24

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​Investment Fraud & a new Self Help Tool Centre   NEW 14 May 24

 

Courier Fraud - be aware    NEW 10 May 24

 

WhatsApp group chats are targeted by fraudsters    NEW 10 May 24

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Safety reminder for e-bike owners      NEW 23 Apr 24

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Church silverware stolen, can you help?     NEW 19 Apr 24

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Stolen woodchipper. Can you help?   NEW 19 Apr 24

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£6.7 million lost to Ticket Fraud in 2023      NEW 16 Apr 24

 

Letter from Burglary Team Detective Inspector   NEW 12 APR 24

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Keyless Car Thefts    NEW 9 Apr 24

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Protect your dog. Protect livestock.   NEW 27 Mar 24 

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Over 22,000 email and social media account hacked    NEW 18 Mar 24

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Op Scorpion - tackling drugs criminals    NEW 15 Mar 24

 

Booking holidays safely    NEW 1 Mar 24

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Stop! Think Fraud    New 28 Feb 24

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​​Investment to improve Wiltshire Police buildings and services revealed       NEW 2 Feb 24

 

Dementia Safeguarding Wristbands       NEW 1 Feb 24

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Keep your dogs on a lead around livestock   NEW 14 Jan 24

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Advice following burglaries in Fisherton De La Mere and Wyle    NEW 27 Dec 23

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​Crime prevention advice to help reduce burglaries in Wiltshire    NEW 11 Dec 23

 

​Latest modern slavery and human trafficking campaign   NEW 23 Nov 23

 

Protect yourself from fraudsters while shopping online   NEW 22 Nov 23

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Trust & the Internet    NEW 11 Oct 23

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'Spot the signs' of criminals targeting vulnerable young people    NEW 11 Oct 23

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Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in Salisbury   NEW 29 Sep 23

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Theft of agricultural machinery GPS devices    NEW 15 Sep 23

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Victims don’t need to report to get support      NEW 5 Sep 23

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Beware fraudsters targeting tenants online     NEW 23 Aug 23

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Watch out for this WhatsApp scam      NEW 4 Aug 23

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General online safety advice   NEW 29 Jul 23

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Violence against women and girls – our next step  UPDATED 19 Jul 23

 

Improving rape and serious sexual offences investigations     NEW 14 Jul 23

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How to recognise and report scam emails, texts, websites, adverts or phone calls   NEW 21 Jun 23

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Pocket dialled? Stay on the line tell you’re fine    NEW 16 Jun 23

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Be alert when selling online - we are investigating reports of payment scams in your area   NEW 8 Jun 23

 

Have you secured your email account?  NEW 23 May 23

 

Protecting Your Digital Footprint   NEW 22 May 23

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Be alert when selling online    NEW 4 May 23

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​Ticket Fraud   NEW 24 APR 23

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UK government’s new Emergency Alerts system is now live    NEW 10 Apr 23

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Sheep worrying is a crime     NEW 6 Apr 23

 

Warning issued to WhatsApp users over account takeover scam     NEW 27 Mar 23

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Become a volunteer to support #MakingWiltshireSafer       NEW 21 Mar 23

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Buying or selling a car this spring       NEW 18 Mar 23

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​Safe Online Shopping   NEW 9 Mar 23

 

Prevent Keyless Car Theft - "Relay Theft"   NEW 8 Mar 23

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​Police and Crime Commissioner & Chief Constable address misconduct and vetting standards in policing  NEW 8 Feb 23

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Community Speed Watch scheme continues to make roads safer      NEW 17 Jan 23

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Think WIDEN to prevent burglary    NEW 16 Jan 23

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Festive shoppers urged to be Cyber Aware as figures reveal average online losses of £1,000       NEW 24 Nov 22

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​Ofgem scam emails     UPDATED 30 Sep 22

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Check-a-Website capability     NEW 5 Jul 22

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