Postcode · Melksham
Crime in SN12 6XA
How much crime is recorded in SN12 6XA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowerhill, Atworth & Whitley
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
SN12 6XAMelksham
How safe is SN12 6XA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 6XA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 6XANational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary5.29.1
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft1.74.5
Public order0.74.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.