Total Crime Rate

174.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 174.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cannon Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 81st highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cannon Street (SN1 3DD) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Street (SN1 3DD), 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 Cannon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandler Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road 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 2026Public order Albert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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