Malmesbury Rural vs Walcot East

Malmesbury Rural has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) and recorded 235 crimes in the last 12 months. Walcot East has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 864 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. Walcot East shows +31.3% (rising). 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 Walcot East, it is Violent Crime (327 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 Walcot East recorded 203. 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 327 in Walcot East. 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%). Walcot East recorded 658 crimes previously (now 864, +31.3%).

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. Malmesbury Rural has a resolution rate of 30% and Walcot East has 13.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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