Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wharf Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 179th 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 Wharf Road (SN4 9LF) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (SN4 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Bladen Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ashen Copse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowleaze Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wharf Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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