Total Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knole Close area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 241st 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 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knole Close (SN25 2FB), the main crime hotspot is near Chartwell Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 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 | Chartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyrham Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyrham Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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