Total Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Potterne Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 1,622 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 Potterne Road (SN10 5DE) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Devizes East average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s 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 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Potterne Road (SN10 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fruitfields Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Way | Under investigation |
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