Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drove 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little London | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brock End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brock End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Groundwell Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmorland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brock End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westmorland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cricklade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Groundwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Groundwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little London | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbarton Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steeple View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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