Total Crime Rate
72.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 254th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Close (SN3 1JG) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Close (SN3 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Grantley Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chiseldon and Lawn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Henley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eaton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grantley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grantley Close | Under investigation |
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