Total Crime Rate

357.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.4 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 357.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

County Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around County Road (SN1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 357.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 200.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around County Road (SN1 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in County Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bathurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudmore Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gambia Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gambia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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