Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 56.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 321st 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 2LE) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 139.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SN1 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Close. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 34 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleming Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Graham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Graham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medgbury Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medgbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gambia Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westmorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gambia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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