Calne Rural vs Malmesbury Town

Calne Rural has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) and recorded 213 crimes in the last 12 months. Malmesbury Town has a safety score of 61/100 (Average) with 290 crimes. Calne Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Calne Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Malmesbury Town shows -11.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Calne Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (88 incidents). In Malmesbury Town, it is Violent Crime (113 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Calne Rural recorded 33 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Malmesbury Town recorded 52. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Calne Rural totalled 88 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 113 in Malmesbury Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Calne Rural recorded 220 crimes (now 213, a change of -3.2%). Malmesbury Town recorded 329 crimes previously (now 290, -11.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Calne Rural has a resolution rate of 20% and Malmesbury Town has 10%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Calne Rural falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Malmesbury Town is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Calne Rural and Malmesbury Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.