Total Crime Rate
156.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Theobald Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 101st 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 Theobald Street (SN1 5DU) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 185.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Theobald Street (SN1 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnsby 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 | Catherine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | β |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Deacon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dryden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bristol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harding Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harding Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Farnsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
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