Total Crime Rate

248.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fir Tree Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 47th 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 Fir Tree Close (SN2 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 360.3% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Tree Close (SN2 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fir Tree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atbara Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Walk South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Walk South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cypress Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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