Total Crime Rate

973.9 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 973.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 273.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Public order 106.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.5 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
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

Regent Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 99 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 1JY) in the last 12 months was 973.9 per 1,000 residents and was 347.2% 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 415.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (SN1 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 412 crimes here, including 176 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Circus

Data Sources

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