Total Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corby Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 30th 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 Corby Avenue (SN3 1PS) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Corby Avenue (SN3 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowry Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tunnicliffe Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosse Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunnicliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunnicliffe Close | Under investigation |
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