Total Crime Rate

304.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Emlyn Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 31st highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emlyn Square (SN1 5BN) in the last 12 months was 304.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emlyn Square (SN1 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Emlyn Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Farnsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Sep 2025Other crime Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambria Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villett Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Emlyn Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Street —
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Data Sources

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