Total Crime Rate
128.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatfield area has the 13th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatfield (SN25 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatfield (SN25 2SZ), 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.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jebb Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jebb Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlyn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eglantyne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dresser Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumb Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chatfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatfield | Under investigation |
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