Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 114.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marlowe Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Walcot and Park North , and the 154th 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 Marlowe Avenue (SN3 3HL) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlowe Avenue (SN3 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Hunsdon Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlowe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Crampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spenser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckhurst Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckhurst Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naunton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ken Savage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hunsdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spenser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maitland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spenser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stuart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jonson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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