Total Crime Rate

159.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beaulieu Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 97th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaulieu Close (SN5 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 118.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaulieu Close (SN5 8AJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beaulieu Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Markenfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Markenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Markenfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Affleck Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Markenfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markenfield
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speresholt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dunwich Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stansfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bodiam Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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