Total Crime Rate

611.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.7 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 611.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Public order 54.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Amber Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 7th 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 Amber Court (SN1 2HB) in the last 12 months was 611.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amber Court (SN1 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 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 Amber Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mervyn Webb Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colbourne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bathurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gambia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gambia Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Amber Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amber Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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