Crime Rate in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold, ward

Melksham Without North & Shurnhold has the 44th highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 2247th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 318th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Melksham Without North & Shurnhold’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Beanacre Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.