Total Crime Rate

260.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 260.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Twickenham Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 46th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Twickenham Close (SN3 3FB) in the last 12 months was 260.3 per 1,000 residents and was 221.2% higher than the St Margaret and South Marston average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twickenham Close (SN3 3FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twickenham Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otter Row (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Twickenham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Greenbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenbridge Road
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Twickenham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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