Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Northfield Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 344th 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 Northfield Way (SN3 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Covingham and Dorcan average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Way (SN3 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 43 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 Northfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Twickenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagtail Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Worthington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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