Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Drove Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 187th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drove Road (SN1 3AG) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (SN1 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandler Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steeple View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvescot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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