Total Crime Rate

397.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.5 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 397.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leicester Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 20th 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 Leicester Street (SN1 2LR) in the last 12 months was 397.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 128.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Street (SN1 2LR), 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 Leicester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Close —
Apr 2026Public order Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medgbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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