Total Crime Rate
595.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025County Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 8th 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 2EG) in the last 12 months was 595.1 per 1,000 residents and was 173.2% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around County Road (SN1 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colbourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medgbury Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Graham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Graham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Medgbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elmina Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmina Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmina Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elmina Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmina Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mervyn Webb Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gambia Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gambia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Colbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colbourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | County Road | Under investigation |
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