Total Crime Rate
82.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heytsbury Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 223rd 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 Heytsbury Gardens (SN5 6EE) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heytsbury Gardens (SN5 6EE), 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.
View Crime In Lydiard and Freshbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winstanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lumley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lineacre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lineacre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lineacre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winstanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winstanley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tye Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clinton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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