Total Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 191.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ferndale Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 68th 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 Ferndale Road (SN2 1DF) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% higher than the Mannington and Western average (96.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 126.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SN2 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbrook Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howse Garden —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howse Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howse Garden Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howse Garden Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howse Garden Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howse Garden —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howse Garden —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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