Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lilypad Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 220th lowest 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 Lilypad Street (SN3 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilypad Street (SN3 4EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Twickenham Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lilypad Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Otter Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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