Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowbourne area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowbourne (SN12 7EB) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowbourne (SN12 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Bank Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowbourne area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson'S Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowbourne —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pembroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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