Crime Rates at Mendip Close, Melksham, SN12 7RU

Mendip Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 650th 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 Mendip Close (SN12 7RU) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Melksham Forest average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Close (SN12 7RU), 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.