Total Crime Rate

319.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 319.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 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

Volta Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 34th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Volta Road (SN1 2BS) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Volta Road (SN1 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Volta Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagos Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lagos Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lagos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euclid Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sanford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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