Crime Rates at Buckhurst Crescent, Swindon, SN3 3DA

Buckhurst Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Walcot and Park North , and the 121st 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 Buckhurst Crescent (SN3 3DA) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckhurst Crescent (SN3 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Helston Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunsdon Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.