Crime Rates at Drove Road, Swindon, SN1 3AF

Drove Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 84th lowest 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 Drove Road (SN1 3AF) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (SN1 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.