Total Crime Rate

261.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 261.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Furlong Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 42nd 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 Furlong Close (SN25 1QP) in the last 12 months was 261.0 per 1,000 residents and was 384.1% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furlong Close (SN25 1QP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Furlong Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Haydon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haydon Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haydon Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haydon Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Furlong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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