Total Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dart Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 301st highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dart Avenue (SN25 3LA) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dart Avenue (SN25 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Broadway, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firth Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stour Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atbara Close | Under investigation |
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