Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 53.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Devizes Rural West , and the 598th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Vicarage Gardens (BA13 4FB) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% higher than the Devizes Rural West average (22.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Gardens (BA13 4FB), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland View. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Devizes Rural West

Crime Over Time in Vicarage Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Weavers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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