Crime Rate in Devizes North, ward

Devizes North has the 3rd highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 546th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 37th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Devizes North in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 159.4% higher than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Devizes North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 251 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 327 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Devizes North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.