Melksham Forest ward · Wiltshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 19.9% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (14.2 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 27% here, compared with 15% across Wiltshire (12.5 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 23.5% here, compared with 13.6% across Wiltshire (9.9 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Melksham Forest ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
337 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 327 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Melksham Forest ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 52 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Melksham Forest
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
21
4
October 2024
27
10
November 2024
18
7
December 2024
30
2
January 2025
12
3
February 2025
23
4
March 2025
31
7
April 2025
34
10
May 2025
36
9
June 2025
36
6
July 2025
33
10
August 2025
26
8
September 2025
29
9
October 2025
21
6
November 2025
27
4
December 2025
14
4
January 2026
18
8
February 2026
19
6
March 2026
43
12
April 2026
25
15
May 2026
30
14
June 2026
30
6
July 2026
29
9
August 2026
52
12
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Melksham Forest
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
174
criminal damage arson
42
shoplifting
33
public order
23
burglary
14
other theft
13
other crime
11
drugs
10
vehicle crime
5
bicycle theft
4
robbery
4
possession of weapons
3
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
