Crime Rates at Faringdon Road, Swindon, SN1 5BJ

Faringdon Road area has the highest crime rate of 96 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 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 1634.1 per 1,000 residents and was 565.5% higher 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 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 245 (≈ 684.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faringdon Road (SN1 5BJ), 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.