Crime Rates at Groundwell Road, Swindon, SN1 2LU

Groundwell Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 276th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groundwell Road (SN1 2LU) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groundwell Road (SN1 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.