Crime Rates at Drakes Avenue, Devizes, SN10 5AZ

Drakes Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bromham, Rowde & Roundway , and the 268th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drakes Avenue (SN10 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% higher than the Bromham, Rowde & Roundway average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakes Avenue (SN10 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Festival Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sarum Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.