Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 80.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Eldene Centre area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 235th 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 Eldene Centre (SN3 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Covingham and Dorcan average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldene Centre (SN3 3RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eldene Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islandsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collingsmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Islandsmead
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islandsmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mundy Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Mundy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islandsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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