Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandridge Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 428th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Sandridge Road (SN12 7BE) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Melksham Forest average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandridge Road (SN12 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowbourne, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampshire Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williams Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowbourne —
Sep 2025Burglary Williams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowmans Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3102 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3102 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Murray Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fuller'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowbourne Under investigation
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Data Sources

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