Crime Rate in Walcot and Park North, ward

Walcot and Park North has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 1646th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 109th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walcot and Park North in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walcot and Park North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 606 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 745 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walcot and Park North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 93 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Burghley Close (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.