Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Morgan Crescent area has the 48th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 363rd 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 De Morgan Crescent (SN25 2PZ) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Morgan Crescent (SN25 2PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chatfield, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barber Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chiseldon and Lawn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlyn Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maizey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newlyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kempe Lane | Under investigation |
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