Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashdown Way area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 160th 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 Ashdown Way (SN25 1FA) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Way (SN25 1FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranborne Chase, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aiken Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cayenne Park
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Caraway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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