Total Crime Rate

271.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 271.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New 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.

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Crime Over Time in New Bridge Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Volta Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Volta Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edgeware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swindon
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carfax Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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