Total Crime Rate

218.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 218.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Wharf area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 67th 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 The Wharf (SN10 1EB) in the last 12 months was 218.3 per 1,000 residents and was 285.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wharf (SN10 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maryport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monday Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rendells Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maryport Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snuff Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maryport Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maryport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maryport Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maryport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monday Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

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