Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Faringdon Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 142nd 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 Faringdon Road (SN1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faringdon Road (SN1 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Bathampton Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Faringdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curtis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4289 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4289 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order B4289 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary B4289 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambria Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambria Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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