Total Crime Rate

374.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.0 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 374.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other 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

Farnsby Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 27th 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 Farnsby Street (SN1 5AY) in the last 12 months was 374.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnsby Street (SN1 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 530 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farnsby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emlyn Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emlyn Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Emlyn Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Emlyn Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emlyn Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harding Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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