Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crawley Avenue 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 Crawley Avenue (SN3 4LB) 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 Crawley Avenue (SN3 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evergreens Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffiths Close (5 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 | Burglary | Evergreens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yiewsley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frankton Gardens | Under investigation |
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