Westlea & Shaw
Middle areaWest Swindon. 6,539 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Westlea & Shaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Westlea & Shaw
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westlea & Shaw at a rate of 61.8 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 | 120 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 85 |
| Shoplifting | 75 |
| Other crime | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Westlea & Shaw compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Westlea & Shaw safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westlea & Shaw at a rate of 61.8 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, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Westlea & Shaw.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (120), anti-social behaviour (85) and shoplifting (75).
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 Westlea & Shaw alone. See Swindon
Westlea & Shaw in brief
The median price paid for a home in Westlea & Shaw was £246,000 in 2025.
Westlea & Shaw had 6,434 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Westlea & Shaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Westlea & Shaw, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.