Chippenham Town North East vs Malmesbury Rural

Chippenham Town North East has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 824 crimes in the last 12 months. Malmesbury Rural has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 238 crimes. Malmesbury Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chippenham Town North East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +120.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Malmesbury Rural shows -3.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chippenham Town North East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (309 incidents). In Malmesbury Rural, it is Violent Crime (73 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chippenham Town North East recorded 198 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Malmesbury Rural recorded 49. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chippenham Town North East totalled 309 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 73 in Malmesbury Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chippenham Town North East recorded 374 crimes (now 824, a change of +120.3%). Malmesbury Rural recorded 246 crimes previously (now 238, -3.3%).

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. Chippenham Town North East has a resolution rate of 13.9% and Malmesbury Rural has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chippenham Town North East falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Malmesbury Rural 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 Chippenham Town North East and Malmesbury Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.