Crime Rate in Priory Vale, ward

Priory Vale has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 2944th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 405th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Priory Vale in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Priory Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 278 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 349 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 49.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Priory Vale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.