Total Crime Rate
397.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The 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.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Euclid Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spring Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bathurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Groundwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Groundwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Groundwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Groundwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Groundwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Groundwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Euclid Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gambia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spring Close | Under investigation |
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