Total Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 21.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bessemer Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bessemer Close (SN2 1NB) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Close (SN2 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howse Garden, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bessemer Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bessemer Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howse Garden Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howse Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howse Garden Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howse Garden
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howse Garden
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howse Garden
Apr 2026Public order Howse Garden Under investigation

Data Sources

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