Total Crime Rate

384.4 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 384.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 209.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
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

Fire Fly Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 20th 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 Fire Fly Avenue (SN2 2FT) in the last 12 months was 384.4 per 1,000 residents and was 318.3% higher than the Mannington and Western average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fire Fly Avenue (SN2 2FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bathampton Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fire Fly Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcombe Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcombe Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bathampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fire Fly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnum Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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