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Crime in SN12 8BN

How much crime is recorded in SN12 8BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Melksham South
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,954 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN12 8BN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 8BN 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
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8BNNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Anti-social behaviour31.010.7
Shoplifting17.98.4
Burglary16.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Public order5.94.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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