Total Crime Rate

14.3 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 14.3 1/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barlow Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 78th lowest 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 Barlow Close (SN25 4GH) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlow Close (SN25 4GH), 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 Barlow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Renoir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbotsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Meynell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wirral Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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