Total Crime Rate
170.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ventnor Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 88th 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 Ventnor Close (SN25 3HN) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 215.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ventnor Close (SN25 3HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moredon Park, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ventnor Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Priory Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saffron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookdene | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloverlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookdene | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Locksgreen Crescent | Under investigation |
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