Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forest Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Forest Road (SN12 7AA) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Melksham Forest average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (SN12 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampshire Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fuller'S Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fuller'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fuller'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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