Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Branksome Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 127th 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 Branksome Road (SN25 3HG) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branksome Road (SN25 3HG), 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 Branksome Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edith New Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkinshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaney View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Other crime Locksgreen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith New Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaney View Under investigation

Data Sources

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