Total Crime Rate

220.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 220.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Saltash Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 56th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltash Road (SN2 2EF) in the last 12 months was 220.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltash Road (SN2 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Saltash Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saltash Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Padstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltash Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penzance Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penzance Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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