Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Crescent (SN12 7LX) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Crescent (SN12 7LX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Williams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williams Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pembroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rope Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Rope Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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