Postcode · Melksham
Crime in SN12 7AR
How much crime is recorded in SN12 7AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Melksham North
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,302 (2024)
SN12 7ARMelksham
How safe is SN12 7AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 7AR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 7ARNational
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Burglary4.29.1
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.