Malmesbury Rural vs Salisbury City Centre

Malmesbury Rural has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) and recorded 235 crimes in the last 12 months. Salisbury City Centre has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,674 crimes. Malmesbury Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Malmesbury Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Salisbury City Centre shows -1.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Malmesbury Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (74 incidents). In Salisbury City Centre, it is Violent Crime (532 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Malmesbury Rural recorded 52 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Salisbury City Centre recorded 408. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Malmesbury Rural totalled 74 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 532 in Salisbury City Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Malmesbury Rural recorded 237 crimes (now 235, a change of -0.8%). Salisbury City Centre recorded 1,692 crimes previously (now 1,674, -1.1%).

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. Malmesbury Rural has a resolution rate of 30% and Salisbury City Centre has 10.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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