Crime Rates at John Ruskin Road, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, SN25 2PS

John Ruskin Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Ruskin Road (SN25 2PS) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Ruskin Road (SN25 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Chatfield. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.