Crime Rates at Rycote Close, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6AR

Rycote Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 314th 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 Rycote Close (SN5 6AR) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rycote Close (SN5 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tewkesbury Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marney Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.