Total Crime Rate

270.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 163.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 40th 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 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 601.5% higher than the Shaw average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% 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 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walter Close (9 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galloway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Majestic Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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