Total Crime Rate

275.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 275.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bolwell Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 44th 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 Bolwell Place (SN12 7FB) in the last 12 months was 275.1 per 1,000 residents and was 228.8% higher than the Melksham Forest average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 174.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolwell Place (SN12 7FB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bolwell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowbourne —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangster Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rope Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Walk Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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