Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.6 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 113.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Western Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 155th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Street (SN1 3JR) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Street (SN1 3JR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Western Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Public order Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmund Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Temple Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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