Total Crime Rate

248.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 248.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 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

Chester 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 Chester Street (SN1 5DX) 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 Chester Street (SN1 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sheppard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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