Crime Rates at Dover Street, Swindon, SN1 3JP

Dover Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 83rd 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 Dover Street (SN1 3JP) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (SN1 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Circus. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.