Total Crime Rate
319.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Bridge Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 34th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around New Bridge Square (SN1 1HN) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Bridge Square (SN1 1HN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Merton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sanford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sanford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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