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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SP1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SP1 recorded 253 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring93.62 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment253 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 4.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

253
trending_up +5.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

93.62per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

956

Within SP1 district

Wiltshire

30,923

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Queen Street Map
total: 19 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4
19
Supermarket Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 4
17
Minster Street Map
total: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4
16
St Thomas Square Map
total: 11 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Rollestone Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Bicycle theft: 1
8
Bridge Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 2
8
Nightclub Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 2
7
Chipper Lane Map
total: 7 Public order: 2 Shoplifting: 2
7
Nelson Road Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Drugs: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
253 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
73
28.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
54
21.3%
Public Order
32
12.6%
Shoplifting
27
10.7%
Other Theft
21
8.3%
Drug Offences
11
4.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
11
4.3%
Burglary
7
2.8%
Bicycle Theft
6
2.4%
Vehicle Crime
5
2.0%
Other Crime
3
1.2%
Robbery
2
0.8%
Weapons Possession
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: SP1

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SP1 at 28.9%. Anti-social Behaviour (21.3%) and Public Order (12.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SP1 has fallen slightly — by 4.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SP1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +5.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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