Total Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Metis Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 245th highest 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 Metis Close (SN25 2LL) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% higher than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Metis Close (SN25 2LL), 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 | Pathfinder Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulysses Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apollo Close | Under investigation |
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