Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Branksome 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.
View Crime In Priory Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Edith New Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkinshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaney View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jubilee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hull Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Locksgreen Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clapham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saffron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith New Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaney View | Under investigation |
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