Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchill Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 230th highest 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 Churchill Avenue (SN26 7AN) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Avenue (SN26 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Park, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Lea (7 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 | Beech Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Lea | Under investigation |
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