Total Crime Rate

326.4 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 326.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 11th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 27th 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 Faringdon Road (SN1 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 326.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faringdon Road (SN1 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 52 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 (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambria Bridge Road —
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 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curtis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Farnsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harding Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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