Total Crime Rate
157.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lowbourne area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher than the Melksham Forest average (83.7 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowbourne (SN12 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowbourne, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fuller'S Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowbourne | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fuller'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fuller'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fuller'S Close | Under investigation |
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