Total Crime Rate
9.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunsley Vale area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dunsley Vale (SN1 7BW) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunsley Vale (SN1 7BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonehenge Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Offerton Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Field Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Offerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Offerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stonehenge Road | Under investigation |
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