Total Crime Rate
48.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marlborough Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Road (SN3 1PL) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlborough Road (SN3 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowry Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelyn Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunnicliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Evelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosse Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunnicliffe Close | Under investigation |
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