Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 83.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sawyer Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 219th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sawyer Road (SN25 4WP) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawyer Road (SN25 4WP), the main crime hotspot is near Melksham Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sawyer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggoner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olivier Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawyer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melksham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggoner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Close —
Apr 2026Public order Falconer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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