Crime Rates at William Street, Swindon, SN1 5LB

William Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 145th 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 William Street (SN1 5LB) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (SN1 5LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4289, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shire Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.