Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsh Farm Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 70th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh Farm Lane (SN1 2GL) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Farm Lane (SN1 2GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dudmore Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Farm Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudmore Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudmore Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Munro Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eddleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Munro Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dudmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Logan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudmore Road —

Data Sources

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