Total Crime Rate

399.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 399.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Cricklade Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cricklade Street (SN1 3LW) in the last 12 months was 399.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 337.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 150.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklade Street (SN1 3LW), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 144 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 Cricklade Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Row —
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brock End Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4006 —
Sep 2025Other theft Cricklade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4006 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4006 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little London Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeple View Under investigation

Data Sources

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