Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 48th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 304th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branksome Road (SN25 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branksome Road (SN25 3HQ), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edith New Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith New Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkinshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Locksgreen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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