Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Widhill Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 207th lowest 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 Upper Widhill Lane (SN26 8BX) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Widhill Lane (SN26 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Sapphire Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Widhill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sapphire Road —
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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