Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chandos Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chandos Close (SN5 6AF) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandos Close (SN5 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Holinshed Mews. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chandos Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holinshed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holinshed Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holinshed Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Close —
Sep 2025Public order Walter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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