Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Curtis Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 201st lowest 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 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curtis Street (SN1 5JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnsby Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingshill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambria Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Emlyn Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingshill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nurseries | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Nurseries | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Nurseries | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
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