Total Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ripon Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Liden, Eldene and Park South , and the 275th 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 Ripon Way (SN3 2EP) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Liden, Eldene and Park South average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ripon Way (SN3 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liden, Eldene and Park South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amersham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Trentham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rosedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denholme Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chesford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amersham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amersham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amersham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trentham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chesford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ainsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesford Close | — |
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