Total Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferndale Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 205th 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 Ferndale Road (SN2 1HB) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Mannington and Western average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndale Road (SN2 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndale Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mannington and Western| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hunter'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newmarket Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kitchener Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchener Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brunel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newmarket Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Newmarket Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
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