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« on: March 12, 2025, 14:48:07 »

https://melkshamnews.com/small-rise-in-crime-at-melksham-station/

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Small rise in crime at Melksham Station

New data has revealed the number of crimes reported at train stations across the UK (United Kingdom), showing a small increase in the already low figures reported at Melksham Station.

Melksham Station, which has services to Westbury and Swindon, has seen a slight rise in its already low crime figures. There were four crime reports to the British Transport Police (BTP (British Transport Police)) between 2024-2025 compared to one crime reported in the 2023-2024 period. This means the rate of all crime incidents per 100,000 passengers has increased from 3.3 to 13.18, although authorities say it is important to view this rise in a wider context.

The BTP emphasised that “every offence is one too many” in relation to the new statistics.

A BTP spokesperson said, “The chance of becoming a victim of crime on the railway remains extremely low, and reports of high harm crime such as robbery and violence remain low at 2.2 incidents per million passenger journeys. It is important to not sensationalise these statistics and view them within their context. For example, at Westbury station, which has around 270,000 passengers per year, there were 23 reported incidents last year.”

Crimes reported at Melksham Station, where the BTP say there are 30,000 passengers a year, in the 2024-2025 period included one bicycle theft and three criminal damage and arson incidents.

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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2025, 17:01:23 »

or headline it:
'Quadrupling of crimes at Melksham station.
depending on the slant you want to use.
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2025, 20:52:42 »

or headline it:
'Quadrupling of crimes at Melksham station.
depending on the slant you want to use.

I am ... not really unhappy about a rising crime rate over the years.  Busier station means, almost inevitably, an increase in crime.  And the figures are so low that it's not really statistically significant.

By the way - I think the figures refer to reported crimes and not to all crimes
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« Reply #3 on: Today at 09:17:24 »

Quite a useful website for seeing local crime info (per month, in drop-down):
https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/crime/sn128bn#close
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