Total Crime Rate

210.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Falconscroft area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falconscroft (SN3 5AF) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 310.2% higher than the Covingham and Dorcan average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falconscroft (SN3 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falconscroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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