Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Ground area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Ground (SN25 2RB) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Ground (SN25 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scott Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoneywell (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mathews Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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