Total Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingscote Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shaw , and the 55th 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 Kingscote Close (SN5 5UP) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingscote Close (SN5 5UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilton Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvester Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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