Total Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Curtis 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 5LR) 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 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dryden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambria Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Curtis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Catherine Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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