Crime Rate in Melksham East, ward

Melksham East has the 10th lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 433rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 38th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Melksham East in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Melksham East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Melksham East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Goldfinch Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.