Postcode · Malmesbury
Crime in SN16 9DF
How much crime is recorded in SN16 9DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Somerford, Dauntsey & Minety
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
SN16 9DFMalmesbury
How safe is SN16 9DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN16 9DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SN16 9DFNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.24.6
Other theft1.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.