Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northern Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 147th 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 Northern Road (SN2 1PD) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northern Road (SN2 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Westbrook Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rodbourne Cheney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howse Garden | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wingate Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Devon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingate Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wingate Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howse Garden | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howse Garden | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howse Garden | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howse Garden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howse Garden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howse Garden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Avenue | Under investigation |
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