Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 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

The Paddock area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blunsdon and Highworth , and the 280th highest 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 The Paddock (SN6 7AR) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Blunsdon and Highworth average (50.1 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddock (SN6 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blandford Alley, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheep Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Paddock area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Cullerns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Cullerns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blandford Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blandford Alley Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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