Total Crime Rate

405.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 405.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.4 10/10
  • Drugs 61.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Meadow Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 19th 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 405.6 per 1,000 residents and was 497.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (SN4 0ET), the main crime hotspot is near Day House Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Day House Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Day House Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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