Alderbury and Laverstock vs Devizes Rural North

Alderbury and Laverstock has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 805 crimes in the last 12 months. Devizes Rural North has a safety score of 74/100 (Safe) with 155 crimes. Devizes Rural North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Alderbury and Laverstock shows a year-on-year crime trend of +17.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Devizes Rural North shows -0.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Alderbury and Laverstock, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (343 incidents). In Devizes Rural North, it is Violent Crime (45 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Alderbury and Laverstock recorded 127 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Devizes Rural North recorded 25. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Alderbury and Laverstock totalled 343 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 45 in Devizes Rural North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Alderbury and Laverstock recorded 683 crimes (now 805, a change of +17.9%). Devizes Rural North recorded 156 crimes previously (now 155, -0.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Alderbury and Laverstock has a resolution rate of 22.5% and Devizes Rural North has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Alderbury and Laverstock falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Devizes Rural North is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Alderbury and Laverstock and Devizes Rural North. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.