Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunsford Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 219th lowest 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 Dunsford Close (SN1 4PN) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunsford Close (SN1 4PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curie Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastcott| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erin Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erin Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Moorings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dartmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dartmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valleyside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Valleyside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valleyside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valleyside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shire Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Helens View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shire Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tithe Barn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Helens View | Under investigation |
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