Melksham Town vs Warminster Rural

Melksham Town has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,215 crimes in the last 12 months. Warminster Rural has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 282 crimes. Warminster Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Melksham Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +7.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Warminster Rural shows -33.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Melksham Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (470 incidents). In Warminster Rural, it is Violent Crime (90 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Melksham Town recorded 288 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Warminster Rural recorded 37. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Melksham Town totalled 470 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 90 in Warminster Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Melksham Town recorded 1,126 crimes (now 1,215, a change of +7.9%). Warminster Rural recorded 423 crimes previously (now 282, -33.3%).

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 Town has a resolution rate of 8.5% and Warminster Rural has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Melksham Town falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Warminster Rural 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 Town and Warminster Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.