Crime Rates at Carey Close, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6BJ

Carey Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 59th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carey Close (SN5 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 198.6% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carey Close (SN5 6BJ), 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.