Total Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodcombe area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 447th lowest crime rate of 1,622 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 Woodcombe (SN12 7SD) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcombe (SN12 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Friars (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodcombe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Friars Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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