Crime Rates at Richardson Road, Swindon, SN25 4DS

Richardson Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 285th 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 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% 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 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lady Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.