Total Crime Rate

419.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 419.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , 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 Fire Fly Avenue (SN2 2FT) in the last 12 months was 419.4 per 1,000 residents and was 336.8% higher than the Mannington and Western average (96.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fire Fly Avenue (SN2 2FT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fire Fly Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bathampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bathampton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fire Fly Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fire Fly Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fire Fly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemble Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kemble Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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