Total Crime Rate

254.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 254.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

County Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 44th 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 County Road (SN1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 254.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around County Road (SN1 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near County Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in County Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudmore Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudmore Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudmore Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs County Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft County Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order County Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime County Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Dudmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gambia Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gambia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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