Total Crime Rate

344.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 344.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.5 10/10
  • Other theft 54.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 24th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Street (SN1 5HB) in the last 12 months was 344.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Street (SN1 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order B4289 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary B4289 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambria Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Moorings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4289 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4289 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newburn Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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