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Crime in SN12 8DR

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

Neighbourhood
Melksham North
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,353 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN12 8DR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 8DR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8DRNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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