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

Faraday Road area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 21st 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 397.5 per 1,000 residents and was 651.8% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Road (SN3 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firecrest View, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorhen Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.