Total Crime Rate

1258.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

473.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1258.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 473.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 370.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 195.5 10/10
  • Public order 154.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 29.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 20.5 10/10
  • Robbery 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
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

Regent Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 3rd 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 1JS) in the last 12 months was 1258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 412.7% higher than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 473.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (SN1 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 524 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/193)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edgeware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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