Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornford Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 326th highest 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 Thornford Drive (SN5 7BB) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Mannington and Western average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornford Drive (SN5 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Affleck Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jenni Manners Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Morse Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Corton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thornford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenni Manners Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Affleck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morse Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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