# Devizes Security Guards and Rural Patrols | Go Security > Security for Devizes, where agriculture makes up 9.2% of Wiltshire businesses, double the British share. Town centre guarding, farm patrols and CCTV towers. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-devizes.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Devizes, Wiltshire # Security Services in Devizes Devizes has a theatre on the wharf, a cinema, a Market Place the police watch closely and trading estates on its edges. We tailor guarding, patrols and towers to each part of this Wiltshire town. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Devizes ## A Market Place town with farmland around it Two settings shape security in Devizes. In the middle, the police are enforcing a Public Space Protection Order around the Market Place and town centre, where shoplifting and anti-social behaviour are part of daily trade. Around it, Wiltshire's farms make up 9.2% of businesses, against 4.5% nationally, and the Garden Trading Estate and Hopton Park Industrial Estate hold workshops and transport yards. Uniformed officers suit the first setting; rural patrols and solar CCTV towers suit the second. - Agriculture at 9.2% of Wiltshire firms - Wharf Theatre and Palace Cinema within 5km - Police enforcing an order in the Market Place - Recorded crime down 5% on a year ago Get a Quote [View Devizes on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Devizes%2C%20Wiltshire) Devizes Business Profile ## Wiltshire's farms, builders and advisers Wiltshire has 21,570 registered businesses. Professional services lead with 3,570, construction follows with 2,985 and agriculture comes third with 1,980, an unusually high placing. Motor trade also edges above average at 3.4% against 3.0%. Farms ask for rural mobile patrols and solar towers; dealers and garages ask for forecourt cameras and overnight checks against vehicle theft. Officers working in Devizes come from our wider Wiltshire coverage. Each one is SIA-licensed, vetted to BS 7858 and paid on PAYE, so there is no agency layer between you and the person on site. GPS book-on confirms attendance, patrol reports are digital, and our 24/7 control room keeps watch over every booking. 21,570 Registered businesses in Wiltshire 6 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 26 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Places of note near Devizes - **Industrial & business parks:** Garden Trading Estate, Hopton Park Industrial Estate, Roundway Hill Business Centre, Gaiger Bros, Devizes Fencing & Landscaping and Hams Transport - **Hospitals:** Green Lane Hospital ### Venues & Martyn's Law The Wharf Theatre, Palace Cinema and The Southgate Inn are the named venues here. An event at any of them planned for 200 or more people will be in scope of Martyn's Law once it begins, and our stewards can help organisers prepare. [What Martyn's Law means for venues](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Devizes ## Town centre, wharf and trading estates The mapped places around Devizes include Roundway Hill Business Centre, Gaiger Bros, Devizes Fencing & Landscaping and Hams Transport, along with Green Lane Hospital. Within 5km there are 26 pubs and bars and six construction sites. It is a compact mix: evening trade close to the centre, outdoor stock and vehicles on the fringes. Each brings its own risk. Pubs and venues need door cover at busy times, while fencing yards and hauliers need someone to check gates and stock once staff have left. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monument_and_Fountain,_Market_Square,_Devizes_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1022953.jpg) by Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Devizes Explore the services listed here; Devizes businesses usually mix retail officers, event stewards and rural patrols. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Devizes crime in numbers Police.uk shows 1,500 crimes within a mile of Devizes for September 2025 to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences account for 563, with anti-social behaviour close behind on 399. Shoplifting reached 133, criminal damage and arson 128 and public order 94. The latest quarter was 5% lower than the same months a year before. Anti-social behaviour and shoplifting together explain the police focus on the Market Place, and they are the categories a visible officer at a shop door is best placed to deter. 1,500 Recorded crimes in 12 months 563 Violence & sexual offences 399 Anti-social behaviour 133 Shoplifting 128 Criminal damage & arson 94 Public order Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## Wiltshire Police, Devizes Town The Devizes Town team's priority is anti-social behaviour and enforcement of the Public Space Protection Order in the Market Place and town centre. Devizes Town Wiltshire Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Anti-social behaviour and Public Space Protection Order enforcement in the Market Place and Town Centre [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.wiltshire.police.uk) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Devizes. Areas We Cover Near Devizes ## Beyond Devizes Calne and Melksham, each 6 miles away, and Chippenham at 9 miles are part of our Wiltshire coverage too. [Calne](https://gosecurity.uk/security-calne.html) [Melksham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-melksham.html) [Chippenham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-chippenham.html) [Trowbridge](https://gosecurity.uk/security-trowbridge.html) [Corsham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-corsham.html) [Westbury](https://gosecurity.uk/security-westbury.html) [Bradford-on-Avon](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bradford-on-avon.html) [Marlborough](https://gosecurity.uk/security-marlborough.html) [Warminster](https://gosecurity.uk/security-warminster.html) [Royal Wootton Bassett](https://gosecurity.uk/security-royal-wootton-bassett.html) [Bath](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bath.html) [Amesbury](https://gosecurity.uk/security-amesbury.html) Postcodes We Cover in Devizes ### Devizes postcode coverage The 6 postcode districts nearest central Devizes, covering parts of Wiltshire. SN10SN11SN12SN15SN9BA14 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Devizes Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you put an officer in our Market Place shop? Yes. Police.uk recorded 133 shoplifting offences within a mile of Devizes in a year, and the local team is enforcing a Public Space Protection Order in the Market Place. A uniformed retail officer deters theft and supports staff when trouble starts. ### Do you look after farms around Devizes? Agriculture makes up 9.2% of Wiltshire's businesses, roughly double the 4.5% national rate. We run rural mobile patrols and supply solar CCTV towers that work without mains power, ideal for barns, machinery stores and fuel tanks. ### Can you steward an event at the Wharf Theatre? Our SIA-licensed stewards cover performances and functions at venues like the Wharf Theatre. If you expect 200 or more people, Martyn's Law will bring duties once it takes effect, and we can help you prepare a sensible plan. ### Do you patrol the trading estates? Yes. Units on the Garden Trading Estate or Hopton Park Industrial Estate can be added to a patrol route, with shutters and gates checked and every visit logged by GPS. Key holding and alarm response can be included. ### Is crime rising in Devizes? No. The most recent three months on Police.uk were 5% below the same period a year earlier, from 1,500 crimes in total. Criminal damage and arson came to 128, a figure worth bearing in mind for premises left empty overnight. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Devizes Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Get a Devizes security plan Phone 0800 471 4792 for a quote, or book our free security audit worth £250 for your Devizes shop, farm or yard. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.