Lawn & East Wichel
Middle areaSouth west Swindon. 9,940 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 15% of people in Lawn & East Wichel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lawn & East Wichel
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lawn & East Wichel at a rate of 86.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 355 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 151 |
| Other crime | 125 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Shoplifting | 68 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lawn & East Wichel compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lawn & East Wichel safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lawn & East Wichel at a rate of 86.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lawn & East Wichel.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (355), anti-social behaviour (151) and other crime (125).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Swindon
These figures are published for the whole of Swindon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swindon and not Lawn & East Wichel alone. See Swindon
Lawn & East Wichel in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lawn & East Wichel was £305,000 in 2025.
Lawn & East Wichel had 9,358 usual residents at the census.
About 15% of people in Lawn & East Wichel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lawn & East Wichel, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.