Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ermin Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 140th 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 Ermin Street (SN3 4NA) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ermin Street (SN3 4NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carman 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Yiewsley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Azelin Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frankton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shenton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Green | — |
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