Total Crime Rate

206.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 206.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornleigh area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Thornleigh (SN12 7NW) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% higher than the Melksham Forest average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornleigh (SN12 7NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornleigh area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rope Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spa Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson'S Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waverley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowbourne β€”

Data Sources

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