Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Meadow Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 527th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Road (SN12 7AR) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (SN12 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near The Friars. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenside —
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Friars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
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Data Sources

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