Total Crime Rate

433.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 433.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 301.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Saddleback Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shaw , and the 16th 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 Saddleback Road (SN5 5RL) in the last 12 months was 433.7 per 1,000 residents and was 939.2% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saddleback Road (SN5 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilgrim Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walter Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saddleback Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grandison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galloway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caprice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roughmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Majestic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walter Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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