Crime Rates at Broad Street, Swindon, SN1 2DS

Broad Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 307th 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 Broad Street (SN1 2DS) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (SN1 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.