Total Crime Rate

276.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 276.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Public order 38.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 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

Bushton Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 38th 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 Bushton Close (SN3 6FD) in the last 12 months was 276.5 per 1,000 residents and was 302.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 178.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushton Close (SN3 6FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickworth Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bushton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bushton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolehyde Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickworth Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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