Total Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Croome Close area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 170th 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 Croome Close (SN25 2AF) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croome Close (SN25 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scott Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Metis Close (7 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 | Augustus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apollo Close | Under investigation |
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