Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 10th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 76th 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 This (SN1 7NU) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 164.5% higher than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SN1 7NU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Helens View, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tithe Barn Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in SN1 7NU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tithe Barn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Helens View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Helens View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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