Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pinkney Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 212th 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 Pinkney Road (SN3 6EF) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinkney Road (SN3 6EF), 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 Pinkney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saltrop Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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