Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Karslake Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Karslake Close (SN3 3SX) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Karslake Close (SN3 3SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftesbury Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honiton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Covingham and Dorcan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Reeves Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honiton Road | — |
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