Crime Rates at Malmesbury, SN16 9LP

This area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Malmesbury , and the 520th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 This (SN16 9LP) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Malmesbury average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SN16 9LP, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.