Total Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shearwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shaw , and the 125th 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 Shearwood Road (SN5 5DL) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 218.0% higher than the Shaw average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shearwood Road (SN5 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grovely Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Botley Copse (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grovely Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grovely Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shearwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Peatmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Close | Under investigation |
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