Crime Rates at Leighton Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2HT

Leighton Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Liden, Eldene and Park South , and the 105th 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 Leighton Avenue (SN3 2HT) in the last 12 months was 153.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Avenue (SN3 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welbeck Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bisley Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.