Total Crime Rate

220.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 220.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Mall area has the 19th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 57th 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 The Mall (SN1 4JG) in the last 12 months was 220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 123.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mall (SN1 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near A4289. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Mall area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folkestone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Goddard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Roman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Roman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Marlstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4289 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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