Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Polesdon Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 191st 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 Polesdon Avenue (SN3 6AE) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polesdon Avenue (SN3 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Wincombe Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Polesdon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Homington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saltrop Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Moor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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