Total Crime Rate

54.1 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 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helliker Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Devizes Rural West , and the 592nd highest crime rate of 1,627 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 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 135.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.3% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stokehill (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Helliker Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hastings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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