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 7ED) 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 7ED), 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 Lowbourne area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3102 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowbourne —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fuller'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3102 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Murray Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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