Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Boulevard area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 226th 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 The Boulevard (SN25 1WD) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Boulevard (SN25 1WD), the main crime hotspot is near Alicia Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dydale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dydale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alicia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Boulevard | — |
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