Total Crime Rate

224.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 224.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caxton Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Liden, Eldene and Park South , and the 57th 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 Caxton Close (SN3 2HS) in the last 12 months was 224.0 per 1,000 residents and was 193.0% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (β‰ˆ 154.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Close (SN3 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Albany Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caxton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Welbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsely Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolsely Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolsely Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolsely Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albany Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caversham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culpepper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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