Swindon crime stats

April 2024

The overall crime rate in Swindon postcode area is 81.7 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 12.6k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 80% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 33.5% over the last twelve months.Swindon crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →34.8%17. lowest80%12.6k-5.9%
Antisocial behaviour crime →20.2%45. highest104%7.3k-16.2%
Criminal damage and arson crime →8.5%30. lowest88%3.1k-5.6%
Shoplifting crime →8.2%41. lowest93%3.0k29.0%
Public order crime →7.5%22. lowest79%2.7k-6.8%
Other theft crime →5.6%4. lowest58%2.0k-11.9%
Vehicle crime →4.6%23. lowest61%1.7k8.0%
Burglary crime →3.0%6. lowest57%1.1k-8.0%
Drugs crime →2.1%14. lowest64%780-10.3%
Other crime →1.7%28. lowest74%603-14.1%
Bicycle theft crime →1.3%40. highest96%471-4.1%
Theft from the person crime →0.9%48. highest37%31933.5%
Possession of weapons crime →0.8%34. lowest75%3086.9%
Robbery crime →0.6%24. lowest41%232-11.5%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 104% of national crime rate which puts Swindon on 45. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 20.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 7.3k cases and has decreased by 16.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

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