Total Crime Rate

397.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.5 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 397.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 20th 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 The Terrace (SN1 2FA) in the last 12 months was 397.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 128.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Terrace (SN1 2FA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euclid Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilton Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bathurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Groundwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Groundwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Groundwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groundwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groundwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groundwell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euclid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gambia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Spring Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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