Crime Rate in Covingham and Dorcan, ward

Covingham and Dorcan has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 2714th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 370th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Covingham and Dorcan in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Covingham and Dorcan’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 270 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Covingham and Dorcan ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 64 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tyneham Road (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.