Total Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Street (SN16 0AA) in the last 12 months was 219.9 per 1,000 residents and was 330.7% higher than the Malmesbury average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Street (SN16 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oliver'S Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oliver'S Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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