Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walkinshaw Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 237th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walkinshaw Road (SN2 2FJ) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walkinshaw Road (SN2 2FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walkinshaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edith New Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkinshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith New Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaney View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaney View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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