Crime Rate in Swindon Village, ward

Swindon Village has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Cheltenham district and the 1322nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 86th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Swindon Village in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Cheltenham district average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Swindon Village’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Swindon Village ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.