Total Crime Rate

216.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eliot Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Covingham and Dorcan , and the 60th 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 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 309.2% higher than the Covingham and Dorcan average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eliot Close (SN3 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Grundys. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 14 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grundys Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grundys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grundys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundys Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundys Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundys Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundys Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grundys Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grundys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundys —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dickens Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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