Crime Rates at Faringdon Road, Swindon, SN1 5AR

Faringdon Road area has the highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 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 Faringdon Road (SN1 5AR) in the last 12 months was 1600.6 per 1,000 residents and was 634.9% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 228 (≈ 636.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faringdon Road (SN1 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 412 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.