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

Colston Road 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 Colston Road (SN10 2BL) 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 Colston Road (SN10 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Moyne Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Colston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sheppard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waiblingen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Brewery —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Avon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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