Total Crime Rate

517.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 517.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 254.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.6 10/10
  • Public order 65.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newport Street area has the highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Chiseldon and Lawn , and the 11th 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 Newport Street (SN1 3DP) in the last 12 months was 517.5 per 1,000 residents and was 662.3% higher than the Chiseldon and Lawn average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Street (SN1 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Street (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steeple View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queintin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street
Apr 2026Public order B4006 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4006

Data Sources

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