Total Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walsingham Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Walcot and Park North , and the 320th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walsingham Road (SN3 3AL) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Walcot and Park North average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsingham Road (SN3 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Place. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walcot and Park North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Randolph Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Somerville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burghley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radclyffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Somerville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radclyffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Radclyffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennox Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Caversham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sussex Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
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