Total Crime Rate
150.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malthouse Farm Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malthouse Farm Close (SN12 7EN) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Melksham Forest average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malthouse Farm Close (SN12 7EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Green, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fuller'S Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Melksham Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlejohn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Murray Walk | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fuller'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Friars | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowmans Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlejohn Avenue | Under investigation |
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