Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 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 Holinshed Place (SN5 6DD) 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 Holinshed Place (SN5 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Holinshed Mews. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudeley Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudeley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basingstoke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holinshed Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanhydrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holinshed Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holinshed Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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