Crime Rates at Regent Street, Swindon, SN1 1JL

Regent Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Street (SN1 1JL) in the last 12 months was 1591.1 per 1,000 residents and was 548.0% 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 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 752.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (SN1 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 485 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (173 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.