Crime Rates at Smart Close, Swindon, SN25 2NS

Smart Close area has the 67th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 318th 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 Smart Close (SN25 2NS) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smart Close (SN25 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frankel Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Truscott Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.