Total Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longford Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longford Road (SN12 6AT) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Melksham Forest average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Road (SN12 6AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peel Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waverley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewington Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lewington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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