Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Curtis Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 358th 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 Curtis Street (SN1 5JU) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curtis Street (SN1 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (94 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Curtis Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emlyn Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emlyn Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emlyn Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harding Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emlyn Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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