Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lynmouth Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 351st highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynmouth Road (SN2 2DL) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynmouth Road (SN2 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynmouth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Austell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Groves Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Austell Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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