Total Crime Rate

299.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 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 299.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Basingstoke Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 37th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basingstoke Close (SN5 8RB) in the last 12 months was 299.3 per 1,000 residents and was 309.8% 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -14.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Close (SN5 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Winstanley Close. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basingstoke Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uxbridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holinshed Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holinshed Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holinshed Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winstanley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winstanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winstanley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lineacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basingstoke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanhydrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Uxbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winstanley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudeley Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudeley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winstanley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winstanley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winstanley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godolphin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winstanley Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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