Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 120.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hardie Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 141st 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 Hardie Close (SN3 4PL) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardie Close (SN3 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Owen Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardie Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitelands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Owen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Close —
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Data Sources

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