Total Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nuffield Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 234th 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 Nuffield Close (SN5 5WT) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Mannington and Western average (96.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nuffield Close (SN5 5WT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennis Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winlaw Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dennis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonefield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nuffield Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mead Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dennis Street | Under investigation |
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