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

Maxwell Street 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 Maxwell Street (SN1 5DR) 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 Maxwell Street (SN1 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milton Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Curtis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambria Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Street

Data Sources

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