Postcode · Melksham
Crime in SN12 8RH
How much crime is recorded in SN12 8RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowerhill, Atworth & Whitley
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
SN12 8RHMelksham
How safe is SN12 8RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN12 8RH 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
8.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 8RHNational
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 74% 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.