Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Newbury Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 307th 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 Newbury Drive (SN5 8PA) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 214.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbury Drive (SN5 8PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lambert Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roundway Down (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Lydiard and Freshbrook

Crime Over Time in Newbury Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambert Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundway Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alnwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alnwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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