Total Crime Rate

355.6 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 355.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadow Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 23rd 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 Meadow Way (SN4 0ET) in the last 12 months was 355.6 per 1,000 residents and was 418.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 194.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (SN4 0ET), the main crime hotspot is near Day House Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Day House Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Day House Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Day House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Day House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Day House Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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