Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fennel Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fennel Close (SN2 2RY) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fennel Close (SN2 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynwood Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydonleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comfrey Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmleigh | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmleigh | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmleigh | Under investigation |
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