Total Crime Rate

1600.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1600.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 446.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 385.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 271.0 10/10
  • Public order 167.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.8 10/10
  • Other theft 69.8 10/10
  • Drugs 64.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 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 This (SN38 8AD) in the last 12 months was 1600.6 per 1,000 residents and was 634.9% higher 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 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 228 (≈ 636.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SN38 8AD, the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 412 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SN38 8AD area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fleet Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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