Crime Rates at Boatman Close, Swindon, SN25 2HL

Boatman Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 260th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boatman Close (SN25 2HL) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boatman Close (SN25 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boatman Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pulsar Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.