Total Crime Rate
271.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Bridge Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 39th 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 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Bridge Square (SN1 1HN), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Volta Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Volta Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeware Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeware Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeware Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edgeware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swindon | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carfax Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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