Devizes South 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 65 or over: 27.1% here, compared with 21.9% across Wiltshire (5.2 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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: 12% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (5 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.6% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (0.6 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.
Police-recorded locations for Devizes South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
173 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 185 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Devizes South ward · mapped crimes
41628
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Devizes South
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
16
7
October 2024
21
7
November 2024
15
4
December 2024
17
1
January 2025
10
1
February 2025
19
2
March 2025
22
3
April 2025
18
4
May 2025
7
5
June 2025
9
1
July 2025
18
3
August 2025
13
3
September 2025
6
4
October 2025
10
1
November 2025
6
4
December 2025
14
5
January 2026
20
8
February 2026
10
2
March 2026
20
4
April 2026
11
2
May 2026
10
4
June 2026
26
5
July 2026
22
6
August 2026
18
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Devizes South
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
113
criminal damage arson
24
public order
13
other theft
5
other crime
5
shoplifting
5
burglary
4
vehicle crime
2
drugs
2
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.
