Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitelands Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 176th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitelands Road (SN3 4DW) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitelands Road (SN3 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Owen Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitelands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order B4006 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A4312 Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A4312 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Darling Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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