Total Crime Rate
228.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drove Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 54th 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 Drove Road (SN1 3AU) in the last 12 months was 228.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drove Road (SN1 3AU), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 89 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little London | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cricklade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little London | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wood Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbarton Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B4006 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
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