Total Crime Rate

96.2 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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Melstock Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 188th 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 Melstock Road (SN25 1XF) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 650.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melstock Road (SN25 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alicia Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fitzpiers Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzpiers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Damson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzpiers Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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