Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Winchester Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Devizes Rural West , and the 141st highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Close (BA14 9RR) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 485.1% 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Close (BA14 9RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southwick Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winchester Close area

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Data Sources

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