Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carnival Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 764th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carnival Close (SN16 9FY) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 333.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carnival Close (SN16 9FY), the main crime hotspot is near Loiret Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carnival Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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