Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hampton Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 349th lowest 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 Hampton Drive (SN5 6ET) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hampton Drive (SN5 6ET), 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.
View Crime In Lydiard and Freshbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holinshed Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darcey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holinshed Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darcey Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Darcey Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonner Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonner Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holinshed Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Darcey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sudeley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sudeley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sudeley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sudeley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darcey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darcey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darcey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudeley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudeley Way | Under investigation |
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