Crime Rates at The Gardens, Swindon, SN25 3BD

The Gardens area has the 36th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 269th 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 The Gardens (SN25 3BD) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gardens (SN25 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Walk North (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.