Violent crime has increased in Swindon over the last year - despite an overall drop in recorded offences. Wiltshire Police recorded 6,104 incidents of violent crime in Swindon in the 12 months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was an increase of five per cent compared to the previous year. At 27.5 crimes per 1,000 people, that was slightly lower than the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 29.9. One of the main factors behind the increase in Swindon was the rise in stalking and harassment, which rose by 26 per cent, from 1,137 incidents to 1,428. Offences of violence without injury were recorded 2,508 times, an increase of two per cent on the previous year, and violence with injury on 2,167 occasions, down by four per cent.
Violent crime and stalking on the rise in Swindon, ONS data reveals
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