Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thurlestone Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 259th highest 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 Thurlestone Road (SN3 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurlestone Road (SN3 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parklands Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walcot and Park North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Walcot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvescot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thurlestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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