Crime Rates at Stratford Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AE

Stratford Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 10th 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 Stratford Close (SN5 8AE) in the last 12 months was 580.0 per 1,000 residents and was 694.1% higher than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 226.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Close (SN5 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Markenfield, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaulieu Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.