Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 15.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chamberlain Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 149th 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 Chamberlain Road (SN3 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chamberlain Road (SN3 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Church Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chamberlain Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshfield Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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