Total Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stafford Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 305th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Street (SN1 3PH) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stafford Street (SN1 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastcott| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dryden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hythe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastcott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Temple Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Temple Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edmund Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Savernake Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowling Street | Under investigation |
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