Crime Rate in Old Town, ward

Old Town has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 3234th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 235th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Town in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 406 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 484 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.