Total Crime Rate

290.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 290.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Taunton Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 41st 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 Taunton Street (SN1 5EE) in the last 12 months was 290.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Central average (245.6 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 theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Street (SN1 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Emlyn Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambria Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Apr 2026Public order Sheppard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Public order Emlyn Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square —
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Data Sources

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