Crime Rates at Vicarage View, Swindon, SN1 3FL

Vicarage View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 17th 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 Vicarage View (SN1 3FL) in the last 12 months was 399.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 337.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 150.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage View (SN1 3FL), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.