Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 138th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (SN1 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SN1 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gambia Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groundwell Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groundwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Groundwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westmorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gambia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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