Crime Rates at Village Centre, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8LY

Village Centre area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 80th 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 Village Centre (SN5 8LY) in the last 12 months was 178.8 per 1,000 residents and was 150.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Centre (SN5 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winstanley Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottington Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.