Malmesbury Town vs Shrivenham Road Area

Malmesbury Town has a safety score of 61/100 (Average) and recorded 290 crimes in the last 12 months. Shrivenham Road Area has a safety score of 70/100 (Safe) with 178 crimes. Shrivenham Road Area scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Malmesbury Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Shrivenham Road Area shows +1.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Malmesbury Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (113 incidents). In Shrivenham Road Area, it is Violent Crime (85 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Malmesbury Town recorded 52 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shrivenham Road Area recorded 29. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Malmesbury Town totalled 113 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 85 in Shrivenham Road Area. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Malmesbury Town recorded 329 crimes (now 290, a change of -11.9%). Shrivenham Road Area recorded 175 crimes previously (now 178, +1.7%).

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 Town has a resolution rate of 10% and Shrivenham Road Area has 35.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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