Total Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Waverley Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 253rd lowest 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 Waverley Road (SN3 4AX) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the St Margaret and South Marston average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (SN3 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swan Close, where police recorded 9 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 Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Evergreens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Otter Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilypad Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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