Malmesbury Rural vs Wootton Bassett Town

Malmesbury Rural has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) and recorded 235 crimes in the last 12 months. Wootton Bassett Town has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 713 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. Wootton Bassett Town shows +20.6% (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 Wootton Bassett Town, it is Violent Crime (318 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 Wootton Bassett Town recorded 141. 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 318 in Wootton Bassett Town. 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%). Wootton Bassett Town recorded 591 crimes previously (now 713, +20.6%).

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 Wootton Bassett Town has 18.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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