Total Crime Rate
248.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Theobald Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Theobald Street (SN1 5DU) in the last 12 months was 248.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Theobald Street (SN1 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harding Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Catherine Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Catherine Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Deacon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
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