Crime Rates at High Street, Malmesbury, SN16 9AL

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 648th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SN16 9AL) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Malmesbury average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SN16 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oliver'S Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.