Crime Rate in Central, ward

Central has the highest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 233rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 15th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central in the last 12 months was 217.8 per 1,000 residents and was 154.6% higher than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 34 cases , up 17.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 45.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,562 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 447 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (181 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.