Crime Rate in St Margaret and South Marston, ward

St Margaret and South Marston has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 2291st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 146th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Margaret and South Marston in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Margaret and South Marston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 418 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 525 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Margaret and South Marston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.