Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Holloway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holloway (SN16 9BA) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holloway (SN16 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oliver'S Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holloway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oliver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oliver'S Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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