Total Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lacock Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 76th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lacock Road (SN2 5EW) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% higher than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacock Road (SN2 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pewsham Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lacock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corsham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fyfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oaksey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilcot Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockdown Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Amberley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penhill Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Newton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4311 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Farndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farndale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Corsham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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