Total Crime Rate
44.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gooch Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 321st 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 Gooch Street (SN1 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gooch Street (SN1 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Handel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Merton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carfax Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carfax Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatrice Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beatrice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Handel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Volta Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Volta Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Volta Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Volta Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elmina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carfax Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gooch Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ponting Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lagos Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lagos Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lagos Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
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