Total Crime Rate

387.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.8 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 387.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.8 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Henry Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 24th 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 Henry Street (SN1 5BX) in the last 12 months was 387.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 156.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Street (SN1 5BX), 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 Henry Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reading Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reading Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Public order Sheppard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catherine Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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