Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Emerald Crescent area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emerald Crescent (SN25 2SL) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emerald Crescent (SN25 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Diamond Crescent, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sapphire Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Emerald Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Garnet Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Diamond Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lady Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minerva Heights —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Heights Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sapphire Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Renoir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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