Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grange Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 179th 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 Grange Drive (SN3 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Drive (SN3 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Owen Court (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cameron Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longcot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitelands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Slade Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cameron Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Darling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owen Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owen Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Owen Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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