Total Crime Rate

297.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 297.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kennedy Drive area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 33rd 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 Kennedy Drive (SN3 3SB) in the last 12 months was 297.1 per 1,000 residents and was 478.3% higher than the Covingham and Dorcan average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 121.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Drive (SN3 3SB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennedy Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grailey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boldrewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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