Total Crime Rate

277.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 277.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Groundwell Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 37th 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 Groundwell Road (SN1 2LY) in the last 12 months was 277.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groundwell Road (SN1 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Groundwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dumbarton Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Groundwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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