Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Eliot Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 100th 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 Eliot Close (SN3 6PD) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 207.4% 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 Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eliot Close (SN3 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Grundys. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eliot Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Eastmere Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mackenzie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boldrewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundys Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grundys Under investigation
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Data Sources

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