Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gastons Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 608th lowest 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 Gastons Road (SN16 0FE) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gastons Road (SN16 0FE), the main crime hotspot is near Avon Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gastons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Light —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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