Crime Rates at Hobbes Close, Malmesbury, SN16 0DA

Hobbes Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 386th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Hobbes Close (SN16 0DA) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobbes Close (SN16 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avon Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.