Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Forester Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 134th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forester Close (SN3 6PA) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 154.6% higher than the Covingham and Dorcan average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forester Close (SN3 6PA), the main crime hotspot is near Galsworthy Close. Police recorded 30 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 Forester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Eastmere Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mackenzie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Galsworthy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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