Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 42.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (SN1 1TU) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (SN1 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanford Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleming Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Milford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swindon Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swindon β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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