Crime Rates at Bath Road, Melksham, SN12 8AD

Bath Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 173rd 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 Bath Road (SN12 8AD) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (SN12 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beanacre Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.