Total Crime Rate

44.7 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 44.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gooch Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 328th 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 79.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gooch Street (SN1 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gooch Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carfax Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Handel Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Handel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Handel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elmina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Graham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmina Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Volta Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Volta Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Volta Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carfax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elmina Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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