Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Beech Lea area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Lea (SN26 7DE) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Lea (SN26 7DE), 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.

Crime Over Time in Beech Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Lea Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑