Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wickdown Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 112th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickdown Avenue (SN25 3EA) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickdown Avenue (SN25 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Bourne Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wickdown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Walk North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickdown Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Helmsdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey View Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscombe Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk North —
Apr 2026Other crime Bourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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