Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairwater Court area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 310th lowest 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 Fairwater Court (SN4 9DA) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairwater Court (SN4 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairwater Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry'S Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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