Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Grounds area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Grounds (SN10 1DB) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 172.7% higher than the Devizes East average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Grounds (SN10 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castle Grounds area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Rennie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Moorlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Brewery —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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