Total Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southbroom Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 384th 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 Southbroom Road (SN10 5BN) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southbroom Road (SN10 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monday Market Street, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rendells Court (16 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 | Bridewell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridewell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rendells Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Estcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Estcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southbroom Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southbroom Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hare And Hounds Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hare And Hounds Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheep Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridewell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridewell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Monday Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridewell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridewell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southgate Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monday Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maryport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Maryport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Maryport Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Maryport Street | Under investigation |
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