Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lineacre Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 228th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lineacre Close (SN5 6DA) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lineacre Close (SN5 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winstanley Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clinton Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lineacre Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godolphin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumley Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tye Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lineacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lineacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lineacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godolphin Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winstanley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winstanley Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bradenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clinton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godolphin Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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