Total Crime Rate
120.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lorne Street 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 Lorne Street (SN1 5DP) 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 Lorne Street (SN1 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnsby Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehead Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehead Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Farnsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Nurseries | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dryden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambria Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dryden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Curtis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Curtis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nurseries | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Villett Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bristol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Street | Under investigation |
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