Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakhurst Way area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 182nd 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 Oakhurst Way (SN25 2LF) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakhurst Way (SN25 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Luna Close, where police recorded 12 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 | Apollo 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Close | Under investigation |
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