Total Crime Rate
279.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
161.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southbroom Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 42nd 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 Southbroom Road (SN10 1LL) in the last 12 months was 279.4 per 1,000 residents and was 393.8% higher than the Devizes East average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 161.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southbroom Road (SN10 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monday Market Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheep Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maryport Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monday Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Estcourt Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Long Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Long Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Estcourt Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Estcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Estcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A342 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A342 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A342 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A342 | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sheep Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridewell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maryport Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Maryport Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maryport Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maryport Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maryport Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maryport Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rendells Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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