Postcode · Melksham
Crime in SN12 6FL
How much crime is recorded in SN12 6FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowerhill, Atworth & Whitley
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,238 (2024)
SN12 6FLMelksham
How safe is SN12 6FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 6FL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SN12 6FLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.44.6
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.