Crime Rates at Sheep Street, Devizes, SN10 1ZZ

Sheep Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Sheep Street (SN10 1ZZ) in the last 12 months was 264.7 per 1,000 residents and was 353.4% higher than the Devizes East average (58.4 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 132.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Street (SN10 1ZZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.