Total Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baskerville Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baskerville Road (SN3 5DD) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Covingham and Dorcan average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baskerville Road (SN3 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firecrest View, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Totterdown Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Covingham and Dorcan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Totterdown Close | Under investigation |
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