Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ermin Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 124th 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 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ermin Street (SN3 4RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parsonage Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ermin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barrowby Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cawte Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hobley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windbrook Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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