Crime Rates at Moffatt Rise, Malmesbury, SN16 9UX

Moffatt Rise 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 Moffatt Rise (SN16 9UX) 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 Moffatt Rise (SN16 9UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jenner Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wychurch Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.