Total Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.6 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 148.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Letterage Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shaw , and the 108th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Letterage Road (SN5 5BA) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 254.6% higher than the Shaw average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 107.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Letterage Road (SN5 5BA), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Mill. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Letterage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmans View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grovely Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmans View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shearwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cowleaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furze Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grovely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furze Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmans View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Mill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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