Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Exton Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 802nd 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 Exton Close (SN16 0QD) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Malmesbury average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exton Close (SN16 0QD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Exton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basevi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silveston Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basevi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basevi Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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