Melksham North
Middle areaNorth west Wiltshire. 7,875 people in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Melksham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Melksham North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Melksham North at a rate of 52.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 177 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Melksham North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Melksham North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Melksham North at a rate of 52.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Melksham North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (177), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (59).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wiltshire
These figures are published for the whole of Wiltshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wiltshire and not Melksham North alone. See Wiltshire
Melksham North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Melksham North was £266,500 in 2025.
Melksham North had 7,814 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Melksham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Melksham North, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.