Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Home Farm area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blunsdon and Highworth , and the 346th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Home Farm (SN6 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Home Farm (SN6 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newburgh Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homefarm (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barra Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barra Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barra Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefarm | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Avenue | — |
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