Total Crime Rate
1600.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queen Street area has the highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 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 Queen Street (SN1 1RN) in the last 12 months was 1600.6 per 1,000 residents and was 634.9% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 228 (β 636.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (SN1 1RN), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeware Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edgeware Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edgeware Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Edgeware Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edgeware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edgeware Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeware Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carfax Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Gardens | β |
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