Postcode · Melksham
Crime in SN12 6NS
How much crime is recorded in SN12 6NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potterne & Rowde
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
SN12 6NSMelksham
How safe is SN12 6NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 6NS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 6NSNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary4.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.