Crime Rates at Hodge Lane, Malmesbury, SN16 0FN

Hodge Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Hodge Lane (SN16 0FN) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% higher than the Malmesbury average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodge Lane (SN16 0FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hudson Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.