Total Crime Rate
260.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stonehurst Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 46th 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 Stonehurst Close (SN3 4DN) in the last 12 months was 260.3 per 1,000 residents and was 221.2% higher than the St Margaret and South Marston average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stonehurst Close (SN3 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4006 (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Margaret and South Marston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A4312 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4006 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A4312 | Local resolution |
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