Crime Rates at York Road, Swindon, SN1 2JU

York Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 246th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (SN1 2JU) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 366.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SN1 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.