Crime Rates at Devizes Road, Swindon, SN1 4BJ

Devizes Road area has the highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 6th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devizes Road (SN1 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 617.5 per 1,000 residents and was 799.7% higher than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 382.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devizes Road (SN1 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.