Crime Rates at Mendip Close, Melksham, SN12 7RU

Mendip Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 557th lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 Mendip Close (SN12 7RU) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Close (SN12 7RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeysuckle Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.