Total Crime Rate

548.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 548.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.8 9/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Gardens (SN1 1HF) in the last 12 months was 548.4 per 1,000 residents and was 151.8% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (β‰ˆ 177.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Gardens (SN1 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 342 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edgeware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeware Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Edgeware Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Edgeware Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Edgeware Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edgeware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carfax Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanford Street β€”

Data Sources

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