Crime Rates at Earl Close, Middleleaze, Swindon, SN5 5TX

Earl Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shaw , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earl Close (SN5 5TX) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Close (SN5 5TX), the main crime hotspot is near Walter Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.