Total Crime Rate

302.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 302.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Other crime 63.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bolingbroke Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 36th 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 Bolingbroke Road (SN2 2LB) in the last 12 months was 302.1 per 1,000 residents and was 474.8% higher than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 166.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolingbroke Road (SN2 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Bourne Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolingbroke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickdown Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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