Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holden Crescent area has the 51st highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 329th 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 Holden Crescent (SN25 4XE) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holden Crescent (SN25 4XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hugo Drive, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melksham Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holden Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melksham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minety Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawyer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falconer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olivier Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milland Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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