Total Crime Rate

1258.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

473.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1258.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 473.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 370.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 195.5 10/10
  • Public order 154.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 29.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 20.5 10/10
  • Robbery 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
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 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (SN1 5NX) in the last 12 months was 1258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 412.7% higher than the Central average (245.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 473.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (SN1 5NX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 530 crimes here, including 195 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 (30/165)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sanford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sanford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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