Malmesbury ward · Wiltshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 41.8% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (7.7 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 20% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (2.6 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 15% across Wiltshire (2 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Malmesbury ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
259 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 225 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Malmesbury ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 27 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Malmesbury
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
8
5
October 2024
22
3
November 2024
22
7
December 2024
21
1
January 2025
20
8
February 2025
7
2
March 2025
20
2
April 2025
11
3
May 2025
19
11
June 2025
22
9
July 2025
31
7
August 2025
22
7
September 2025
21
3
October 2025
23
2
November 2025
18
1
December 2025
13
3
January 2026
14
3
February 2026
16
2
March 2026
15
4
April 2026
30
6
May 2026
35
5
June 2026
23
5
July 2026
24
8
August 2026
27
8
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Malmesbury
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
105
shoplifting
51
public order
28
other theft
26
criminal damage arson
25
burglary
7
vehicle crime
5
other crime
5
drugs
3
possession of weapons
3
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
