Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.9 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Okus Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 104th 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 Okus Road (SN1 4JP) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Okus Road (SN1 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Curie Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Okus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valleyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valleyside —
Apr 2026Burglary Kingshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seacole Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valleyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowood Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunnyside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tithe Barn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valleyside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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