Total Crime Rate

169.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 169.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edmund Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 90th 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 Edmund Street (SN1 3JE) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmund Street (SN1 3JE), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Circus. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edmund Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street
Sep 2025Burglary Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeware Road
Sep 2025Drugs Edgeware Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rolleston Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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