Crime Rates at Bushton Close, Coate, Swindon, SN3 6FD

Bushton Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 31st 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 347.3 per 1,000 residents and was 411.5% 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 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 223.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickworth Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.