Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Verwood Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Liden, Eldene and Park South , and the 70th 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 Verwood Close (SN3 2LE) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 145.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 110.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verwood Close (SN3 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitbourne Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Verwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesley Anne Skeete Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fareham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesley Anne Skeete Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lesley Anne Skeete Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesley Anne Skeete Court
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dulverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitbourne Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ainsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Verwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malmesbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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