Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eworth Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eworth Close (SN5 6JG) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eworth Close (SN5 6JG), 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.
View Crime In Lydiard and Freshbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lumley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tye Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudeley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holinshed Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holinshed Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holinshed Mews | — |
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