Crime Rates at Ford Street, Swindon, SN1 5EY

Ford Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 268th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Street (SN1 5EY) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Street (SN1 5EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.