Total Crime Rate

57.9 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 57.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

The Mowlems area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Devizes Rural West , and the 542nd 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 The Mowlems (BA14 9FB) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 152.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mowlems (BA14 9FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenleaze Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chantry Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Mowlems area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fleur De Lys Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chantry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chantry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleur De Lys Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Annes Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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