Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Faringdon Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 117th 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 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faringdon Road (SN1 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bathampton Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radnor Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Faringdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Curtis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bathampton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bathampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambria Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Moorings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maxwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Maxwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Street —
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Data Sources

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