Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackmore Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 811th lowest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackmore Road (SN12 7HT) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackmore Road (SN12 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vincent Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltern Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Road | Under investigation |
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