Crime Rate in Devizes South, ward

Devizes South has the 27th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 1027th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 142nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Devizes South in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Devizes South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 55.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Devizes South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.