Total Crime Rate

543.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 543.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 489.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lea Close area has the highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 13th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Close (SN25 4YB) in the last 12 months was 543.5 per 1,000 residents and was 907.9% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 341.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Close (SN25 4YB), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotsbury Way. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Standen Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbotsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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