Crime Rates at Faraday Road, Dorcan, Swindon, SN3 5HD

Faraday Road area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 33rd 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 Faraday Road (SN3 5HD) in the last 12 months was 297.1 per 1,000 residents and was 478.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 121.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Road (SN3 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Faraday Paek, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edison Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.