POLICE DETAILS
Wiltshire Police - Melksham Town Neighbourhood

Road Safety - Speed Enforcement

• Hilperton, Trowbridge - 10.3% of Vehicles Speeding
• Westwood, BOA - 16.6% of Vehicles Speeding
• Shaw & Whitely – 13.3% of Vehicles Speeding
• Woodrow Road, Melksham – 10.4% of Vehicles Speeding

Speed Enforcement operated two sessions at Shaw Hill at A365 Folly Lane and caught 41 vehicles speeding. The roads in this area have a clearly displayed speed limit of 30 mph. The fastest vehicle was captured travelling at 49 mph.

Speed Enforcement operated at B3353, Whitely School, Whitely and caught 5 vehicles speeding. The roads in this area have a clearly displayed speed limit of 30mph. The fastest vehicle was captured travelling at 40mph. On the day in question, it was overcast with sunny periods.

Speed Enforcement operated at Shaw and Whitley - A365 Folly Lane and caught 18 vehicles speeding. The roads in this area have a clearly displayed speed limit of 30mph. The fastest vehicle was captured travelling at 48mph.

Speed Enforcement operated at 2 sites in Shaw and Whitley and caught 14 vehicles speeding . The roads in this area have a clearly displayed speed limit of 30mph. The fastest vehicle was captured travelling at 47mph.

Speed Enforcement operated at Melksham - Woodrow Road, Melksham and caught 5 vehicles speeding. The roads in this area have a clearly displayed speed limit of 30mph. The fastest vehicle was captured travelling at 39mph.

Community Concerns/Public Requests

Semington Bus Gate, Melksham – Patrols following Community Complaints / Reports of Non-Compliance with the Bus Gate

Safer Public Spaces - Targeted Patrols

• Church Walk, Melksham – Daytime & Evening.

• College Road, Trowbridge – Daytime & Evening.

• Castle Place Car Park. Trowbridge – Daytime & Evening.

• St James Church and Church Street Trowbridge – Daytime & Evenings.

• School Patrols between the hours of 8.30am & 3.00pm.

• Semington Bus Gate – Between 7.30am and 9.30am Weekdays.

• Trowbridge Park – Daytime & Evening

Anti-Social Behaviour Issues - Church Walk

Officers from the local policing team will be providing community reassurance patrols in the area and will robustly deal with offenders that cause ASB.

Enforcement Undertaken - Last 4 Weeks

• Drugs Warrant executed at an address in Trowbridge
• Drugs Warrant executed at an address in Melksham
• One Person sentenced to a Suspended Sentence for continual breaches of Criminal Behaviour Order
• Two Youths Charged with Arson & Criminal Damage to a Building In Melksham.
• One Male Arrested for Exposure at Trowbridge Cemetery

Crime Updates - Last 30 Days

• Burglary Melksham (Residential and Business) - 4

• Burglary Bradford On Avon (Residential and Business) - 2

• Burglary Trowbridge (Residential and Business) - 6

• Violence (Common Assault/ABH/GBH) Melksham - 40

• Violence (Common Assault/ABH/GBH) Bradford on Avon - 1

• Violence (Common Assault/ABH/GBH) Trowbridge - 44