Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milford Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 185th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milford Street (SN1 1HL) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milford Street (SN1 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 485 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Volta Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Volta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street
Apr 2026Other theft Edgeware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street

Data Sources

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