Total Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 155.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dover Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 104th 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 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 136.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (SN1 3JP), 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 Dover Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Whitney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eastcott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcott Hill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dumbarton Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rolleston Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Pembroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcott Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Temple Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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