Devizes East ward · Wiltshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 25.6% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (8.5 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 19% here, compared with 15% across Wiltshire (4.2 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (3.8 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Devizes East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
281 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 290 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Devizes East ward · mapped crimes
142433
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Devizes East
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
21
3
October 2024
25
1
November 2024
16
4
December 2024
25
3
January 2025
22
4
February 2025
24
3
March 2025
22
4
April 2025
31
2
May 2025
32
6
June 2025
21
11
July 2025
23
8
August 2025
28
4
September 2025
17
3
October 2025
22
5
November 2025
24
3
December 2025
27
3
January 2026
32
6
February 2026
31
9
March 2026
18
2
April 2026
17
4
May 2026
25
8
June 2026
32
13
July 2026
16
8
August 2026
20
5
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Devizes East
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
176
criminal damage arson
25
shoplifting
23
public order
17
other theft
15
drugs
11
other crime
5
burglary
4
theft from the person
2
robbery
1
possession of weapons
1
vehicle crime
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
