Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Richardson Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 344th highest 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 Richardson Road (SN25 4DS) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richardson Road (SN25 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbotsbury Way, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yeats Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richardson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Garnet Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbotsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lady Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Renoir Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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