Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Meadow area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Devizes Rural West , and the 590th highest crime rate of 1,623 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Meadow (BA12 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.7% higher than the Devizes Rural West average (23.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Meadow (BA12 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Biss Close, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other crime The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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