Total Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Helliker Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Devizes Rural West , and the 661st highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Helliker Close (BA14 7WS) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher than the Devizes Rural West average (25.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Helliker Close (BA14 7WS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hackett Place, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hastings Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackett Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhurst Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moyle Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helliker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
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