Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 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 186.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 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

The Acorns area has the 9th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 71st 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 The Acorns (SN3 1PG) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 175.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Acorns (SN3 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near The Birches. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Acorns area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chesford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesford Close
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chesford Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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