Total Crime Rate
114.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairfield Meadows area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Devizes Rural West , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Meadows (BA14 9RT) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 351.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfield Meadows (BA14 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mowlems, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chantry Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mowlems | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chapel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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