Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rubens Close area has the 54th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 352nd 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 Rubens Close (SN25 4GR) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rubens Close (SN25 4GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Diamond Crescent, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sapphire Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rubens Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peridot Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Diamond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Diamond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Diamond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gilman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ensor Close

Data Sources

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