Constituency Ledger4,233 postcode units

Melksham and Devizes

Brian Mathew · Liberal Democrat

Sales (12M)
989
Median Price
£320,000
Current MP
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat)

Crime Trends

Crime rows are aggregated across the constituency LSOA footprint for Melksham and Devizes.

Latest month

639

Published for Jan 2026

Largest category

Unknown

3,856 incidents in the trailing 12-month window

Coverage

54

LSOAs linked through postcodes

Latest month639Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average12.4incidents per month per LSOA
12M baseline13.8Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-1.7%2025 vs 2024

Monthly trend line (5Y)

Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change -12.3%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026

Annual comparison

20259,043-1.7% vs 2024
20249,199+9.4% vs 2023
20238,406-2.6% vs 2022
20228,632+2.8% vs 2021
20218,398First complete year in the current archive.

Location summary

LocationMelksham and DevizesCounts are normalized against the constituency's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents8,954Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified3,856 incidents · 43.1%
Coverage54 LSOAsRolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.

Mapped incident locations

MonthCrime typeLocationOutcome
Jan 2026Anti-social behaviour
Wiltshire Police
On or near A342No outcome published
Jan 2026Burglary
Wiltshire Police
On or near A342Under investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near A361No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near A363No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near A4No outcome published
Jan 2026Criminal damage and arson
Wiltshire Police
On or near Adlam CloseUnder investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near Adlam CloseNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near Adlam CloseNo outcome published
Jan 2026Anti-social behaviour
Wiltshire Police
On or near Anstie CloseNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near Archer AvenueNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near Ash GroveNo outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
Wiltshire Police
On or near Avon TerraceUnder investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near B3108No outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
Wiltshire Police
On or near Back RoadUnder investigation
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
Wiltshire Police
On or near Baileys BarnUnder investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near BancroftNo outcome published
Jan 2026Public order
Wiltshire Police
On or near Bank StreetUnder investigation
Jan 2026Criminal damage and arson
Wiltshire Police
On or near BargatesUnder investigation
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
Wiltshire Police
On or near Barley RiseUnder investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near Bath RoadNo outcome published
Jan 2026Anti-social behaviour
Wiltshire Police
On or near Beanacre RoadNo outcome published
Jan 2026Other crime
Wiltshire Police
On or near Beanacre RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Jan 2026Public order
Wiltshire Police
On or near Beanacre RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Jan 2026Unspecified
Wiltshire Police
On or near Beanacre RoadNo outcome published

Category totals

Crime typeIncidentsShare
Unspecified
Melksham and Devizes
3,85643.1%
Violence and sexual offences
Melksham and Devizes
1,95721.9%
Anti-social behaviour
Melksham and Devizes
1,06411.9%
Criminal damage and arson
Melksham and Devizes
4675.2%
Public order
Melksham and Devizes
3794.2%
Other theft
Melksham and Devizes
2693.0%
Shoplifting
Melksham and Devizes
2683.0%
Burglary
Melksham and Devizes
1681.9%
Drugs
Melksham and Devizes
1521.7%
Other crime
Melksham and Devizes
1371.5%
Vehicle crime
Melksham and Devizes
1221.4%
Bicycle theft
Melksham and Devizes
430.5%
Possession of weapons
Melksham and Devizes
420.5%
Theft from the person
Melksham and Devizes
180.2%
Robbery
Melksham and Devizes
120.1%

Police archive locations are published as mapped street-level points, not exact private addresses, so incidents may be snapped to a nearby road segment. Annual comparison uses full calendar years where 12 published months are available; otherwise it falls back to trailing 12 months versus the preceding 12 months.

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