Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fernham Road area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernham Road (SN25 3ED) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernham Road (SN25 3ED), 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 Fernham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickdown Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheddar Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscombe Road —

Data Sources

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