Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenue Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (SN1 4DB) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (SN1 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lethbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lethbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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