Total Crime Rate

92.9 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 92.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle 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

Purton Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 197th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purton Road (SN2 2LU) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purton Road (SN2 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 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 Purton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
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 Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Locksgreen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith New Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lynwood Grove 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 Lynwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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