Crime Rates at Ash Close, Swindon, SN5 5DF

Ash Close area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Purton , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

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 Ash Close (SN5 5DF) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Purton average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Close (SN5 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Webbs Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Botley Copse (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.