Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Orchard area has the 36th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 289th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Orchard (SN4 0PH) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchard (SN4 0PH), the main crime hotspot is near Butts Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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