Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pythouse Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 240th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pythouse Close (SN3 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pythouse Close (SN3 6EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wincombe Road. Police recorded 16 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 Pythouse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wincombe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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