Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 82.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lynmouth Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 224th highest 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 Lynmouth Road (SN2 2DH) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynmouth Road (SN2 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lynmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Guppy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Austell Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Austell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guppy Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deburgh Street —
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Data Sources

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