Crime Rate in Melksham Without West & Rural, ward

Melksham Without West & Rural has the 14th highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 3521st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 275th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Melksham Without West & Rural in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Melksham Without West & Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Melksham Without West & Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shails Lane. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.