Total Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rotherstone area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherstone (SN10 2DA) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Devizes East average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rotherstone (SN10 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Old Brewery, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Devizes East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snuff Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Avon Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avon Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snuff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snuff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Couch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nursery | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snuff Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A361 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Old Brewery | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Sidings | Under investigation |
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