Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prospect Place area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 236th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Place (SN1 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prospect Place (SN1 3LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eastcott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolleston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastcott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastcott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastcott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | β |
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