Crime Rates at The Paddocks, Swindon, SN3 4PS

The Paddocks area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 240th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddocks (SN3 4PS) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddocks (SN3 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Owen Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bunce Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.