Total Crime Rate

166.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 166.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Commercial Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 88th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (SN1 5NF) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (SN1 5NF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/147)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgeware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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