Total Crime Rate
105.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ermin Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ermin Street (SN3 4NN) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the St Margaret and South Marston average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ermin Street (SN3 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frank Warman Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Way (19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parsonage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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