Total Crime Rate

373.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 373.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 26th 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 Church Walk (SN12 6LY) in the last 12 months was 373.6 per 1,000 residents and was 372.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Walk (SN12 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson'S Court β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canon Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Broughton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Broughton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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