Total Crime Rate
172.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shipley Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 85th 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 Shipley Drive (SN25 4ZA) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 220.2% higher than the Priory Vale average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shipley Drive (SN25 4ZA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Priory Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Furlong Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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