Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Liden, Eldene and Park South , and the 294th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SN3 2AA) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Liden, Eldene and Park South average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SN3 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Tyneham Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tregantle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Kilve Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyneham Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tyneham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyneham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyndale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Gardens —
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Data Sources

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