Melksham Without North & Shurnhold 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?
Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (4.3 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 30.2% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (4 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: 11% here, compared with 15% across Wiltshire (3.3 percentage points lower).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
239 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 229 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold 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: 24 mapped crimes in September 2024; 22 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 Without North & Shurnhold
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
24
2
October 2024
32
8
November 2024
22
7
December 2024
13
3
January 2025
11
3
February 2025
20
6
March 2025
16
1
April 2025
20
1
May 2025
24
6
June 2025
11
1
July 2025
15
6
August 2025
21
1
September 2025
20
2
October 2025
20
3
November 2025
17
4
December 2025
24
1
January 2026
9
3
February 2026
18
4
March 2026
25
11
April 2026
18
7
May 2026
19
7
June 2026
26
5
July 2026
21
13
August 2026
22
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
116
criminal damage arson
28
public order
23
other theft
16
shoplifting
16
burglary
14
other crime
10
vehicle crime
8
drugs
7
possession of weapons
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.
