Total Crime Rate

208.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 208.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Parklands Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 63rd 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 Parklands Road (SN3 1EG) in the last 12 months was 208.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parklands Road (SN3 1EG), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parklands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walcot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvescot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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