Total Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexander Road 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 Alexander Road (SN16 0DN) 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 Alexander Road (SN16 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Basevi Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Malmesbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Light | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basevi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basevi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Alexander Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basevi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Road | Under investigation |
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