Crime Rates at Sheen Close, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6JF

Sheen Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 72nd 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 Sheen Close (SN5 6JF) in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 166.6% 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 Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheen Close (SN5 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winstanley Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godolphin Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.