Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elmore area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 313th highest 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 Elmore (SN3 3TL) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmore (SN3 3TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stubsmead, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyndale Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmore area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Elmore Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Islandsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyndale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stubsmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Gardens

Data Sources

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