Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Dearden Walk area has the 15th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 159th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dearden Walk (SN3 1FL) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dearden Walk (SN3 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowry Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ginner Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dearden Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosse Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ginner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ginner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunnicliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunnicliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ginner Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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