Crime Rates at Wood Street, Swindon, SN1 4AB

Wood Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 26th 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 Wood Street (SN1 4AB) in the last 12 months was 385.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 184.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (SN1 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Street (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.