Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 251st 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 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (SN1 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 63 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lagos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Volta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Volta Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagos Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagos Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Gooch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Merton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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