Total Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melksham Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Owlsmoor & College Town , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melksham Close (GU47 0YL) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Owlsmoor & College Town average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Possession of weapons with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melksham Close (GU47 0YL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlton Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grantham Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melksham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charlton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evesham Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Keynsham Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Charlton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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