Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dowling Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Central , and the 178th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dowling Street (SN1 5QY) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowling Street (SN1 5QY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 524 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dowling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmund Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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