Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 29.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dixon Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dixon Street (SN1 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dixon Street (SN1 3PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dixon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pembroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Morley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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