Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melford Walk area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 24th 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 Melford Walk (SN3 3RL) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Covingham and Dorcan average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Melford Walk (SN3 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyneham Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melford Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nyland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyneham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tyneham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyneham Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tregantle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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