Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wells Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 177th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Street (SN1 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Street (SN1 2JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Circus. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euclid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Euclid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euclid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence 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 Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euclid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euclid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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