Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heather Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Avenue (SN12 6GA) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Melksham Forest average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Avenue (SN12 6GA), the main crime hotspot is near Honeysuckle Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxifrage Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marti Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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