Postcode · Melksham
Crime in SN12 7GH
How much crime is recorded in SN12 7GH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowerhill, Atworth & Whitley
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
SN12 7GHMelksham
How safe is SN12 7GH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 7GH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 7GHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft0.64.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 61% 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.