Total Crime Rate

482.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 482.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Public order 57.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dewell Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 16th 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 Dewell Mews (SN3 1QU) in the last 12 months was 482.5 per 1,000 residents and was 602.9% higher than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewell Mews (SN3 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewell Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4006 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wood Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4006 —
Sep 2025Other theft Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4006 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeple View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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