Crime Rate in Lydiard and Freshbrook, ward

Lydiard and Freshbrook has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 3276th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 240th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lydiard and Freshbrook in the last 12 months was 71.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lydiard and Freshbrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 356 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 451 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lydiard and Freshbrook ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.