Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Langdale Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langdale Drive (SN5 8NP) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langdale Drive (SN5 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Cowdrey Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langdale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripple Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowdrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Green —
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Data Sources

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