Crime Rates at Pear Tree Close, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8QB

Pear Tree Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Holt , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Tree Close (SN12 8QB) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Holt average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pear Tree Close (SN12 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plane Tree Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peartree Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.