Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highdown Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 62nd lowest 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 Highdown Way (SN25 4FD) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Way (SN25 4FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbotsbury Way, where police recorded 142 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highdown Way area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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