Total Crime Rate

430.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 430.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shurnhold area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Melksham Forest , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shurnhold (SN12 8DG) in the last 12 months was 430.4 per 1,000 residents and was 443.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shurnhold (SN12 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Caretakers Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shurnhold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Governor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Scholars Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caretakers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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