Total Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 175.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobley Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 83rd 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 Hobley Drive (SN3 4NS) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobley Drive (SN3 4NS), the main crime hotspot is near Parkside. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobley Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Warman Court β€”
Sep 2025Public order Frank Warman Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Warman Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Warman Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Warman Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Warman Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hobley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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