Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southey Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 115th 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 Southey Close (SN25 4WF) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southey Close (SN25 4WF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Diamond Crescent, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garnet Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gilman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amethyst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peridot Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Diamond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ensor Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nash Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Diamond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Diamond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Diamond Crescent | Under investigation |
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