Crime Rate in Liden, Eldene and Park South, ward

Liden, Eldene and Park South has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 2945th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 211th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Liden, Eldene and Park South in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Liden, Eldene and Park South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 406 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -59.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 510 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Liden, Eldene and Park South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 57 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Whitbourne Avenue (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.