Crime Rates at Rutland Close, Melksham, SN12 7LN

Rutland Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 767th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rutland Close (SN12 7LN) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Melksham Forest average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Close (SN12 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembroke Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wessex Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.