Total Crime Rate

10.8 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 10.8 1/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 theft 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
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

Gayton Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gayton Way (SN3 4AR) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gayton Way (SN3 4AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twickenham Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverley Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gayton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilypad Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Otter Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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