Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside Way area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 327th 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 Hillside Way (SN26 8BU) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Way (SN26 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Sapphire Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 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 | Other theft | Hillside Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ermin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vesta Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Road | Under investigation |
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