Crap Towns / Melksham / Crime

How much crime is there in Melksham?

The police recorded 58.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Melksham from September 2023 to August 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 58.4, down from 60.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	60.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	58.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	28.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.1	7.0
Shoplifting	6.1	7.1
Public order	5.0	6.6
Other theft	3.0	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Robbery	0.3	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bath	16.4 km	99.3
Frome	20.8 km	84.6
Devizes	10.5 km	71.6
Trowbridge	7.4 km	70.8
Warminster	19.4 km	63.5
Melksham	–	58.7
Chippenham	9.2 km	56.3
Westbury	13.2 km	49.0
Bradford-on-Avon	8.9 km	45.5
Calne	11.7 km	45.4
Corsham	7.4 km	36.3
The typical town	–	76.2