Total Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knole Close area has the 67th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 312th 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 Knole Close (SN25 2FB) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knole Close (SN25 2FB), the main crime hotspot is near Chartwell Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 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 | Antony Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brean Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyrham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peridot Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hayburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amethyst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knole Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Britten Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Road | — |
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