Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boscombe Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 183rd 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 Boscombe Road (SN25 3HA) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscombe Road (SN25 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Boscombe Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boscombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helmsdale —
Sep 2025Burglary Arun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Helmsdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lewisham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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