Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 99 local areas in Central , and the 218th 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 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (SN1 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 78 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little London Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groundwell Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westmorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Cricklade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groundwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Groundwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dumbarton Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeple View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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