Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kirkstall Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 216th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkstall Close (SN5 8ED) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstall Close (SN5 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Affleck Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkstall Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkstall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Affleck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road
Sep 2025Public order Kirkstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellver
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Castle Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stokesay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bellver Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bellver Under investigation

Data Sources

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