Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 186.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holinshed Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 75th 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 Holinshed Place (SN5 6DD) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 162.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holinshed Place (SN5 6DD), 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 Holinshed Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bradenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowton Heath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holinshed Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowton Heath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holinshed Mews
Sep 2025Public order Lanhydrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holinshed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowton Heath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowton Heath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradenham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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