Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cornwall Crescent area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Devizes East , and the 401st highest 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 Cornwall Crescent (SN10 5HG) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Crescent (SN10 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Morrison Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillworth Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cornwall Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Moorlands Under investigation

Data Sources

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