Melksham Rural North vs Studley Green

Melksham Rural North has a safety score of 32/100 (Below Average) and recorded 592 crimes in the last 12 months. Studley Green has a safety score of 55/100 (Average) with 298 crimes. Studley Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Melksham Rural North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Studley Green shows +0.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Melksham Rural North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (249 incidents). In Studley Green, it is Violent Crime (151 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Melksham Rural North recorded 116 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Studley Green recorded 55. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Melksham Rural North totalled 249 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 151 in Studley Green. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Melksham Rural North recorded 671 crimes (now 592, a change of -11.8%). Studley Green recorded 296 crimes previously (now 298, +0.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Melksham Rural North has a resolution rate of 20.7% and Studley Green has 14.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Melksham Rural North falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Studley Green is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Melksham Rural North and Studley Green. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.