Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winifred Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 308th lowest 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 Winifred Street (SN3 1RT) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winifred Street (SN3 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Old Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queintin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hesketh Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4006 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hesketh Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Evelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newport Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmoak Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
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