Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Philip Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 784th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Philip Close (SN12 7AP) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philip Close (SN12 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fuller'S Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Friars (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Philip Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Friars Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fuller'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fuller'S Close —
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Data Sources

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