Total Crime Rate

430.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 430.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bath Road area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (SN12 6LL) in the last 12 months was 430.4 per 1,000 residents and was 443.9% higher than the Melksham Forest average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (SN12 6LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canon Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson'S Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowbourne —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Broughton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Old Broughton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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