Total Crime Rate
581.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fire Fly Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Mannington and Western , and the 8th 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 2GE) in the last 12 months was 581.6 per 1,000 residents and was 505.8% higher than the Mannington and Western average (96.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fire Fly Avenue (SN2 2GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Emlyn Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bathampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bathampton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fire Fly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fire Fly Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fire Fly Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emlyn Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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