Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malmesbury Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malmesbury Road (SN15 1PS) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malmesbury Road (SN15 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malmesbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parklands Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenway Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maud Heath'S Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maud Heath'S Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Fleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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