Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • 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
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

Delamere Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Margaret and South Marston , and the 172nd 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 Delamere Drive (SN3 4XE) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delamere Drive (SN3 4XE), the main crime hotspot is near St Quentin Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Delamere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Quentin Close 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 St Quentin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Quentin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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