Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Manchester Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (SN1 2AB) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (SN1 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 74 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Volta Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close
Sep 2025Other crime Graham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Graham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medgbury Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Volta Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Carfax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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