Total Crime Rate
306.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Augusta Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 30th 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 Augusta Close (SN25 2DB) in the last 12 months was 306.0 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 112.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 149.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Augusta Close (SN25 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Birkdale Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Priory Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havisham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redhouse Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muirfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havisham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fitwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birkdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospero Way | Under investigation |
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