Total Crime Rate

5.8 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 5.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 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

Bucklebury Close area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucklebury Close (SN3 4JH) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% 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 Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucklebury Close (SN3 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bunce Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bucklebury Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitelands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longcot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Close
Sep 2025Other theft Owen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darling Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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