Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pickford Way area has the 65th highest crime rate of 145 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 333rd lowest 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 Pickford Way (SN25 4ZD) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pickford Way (SN25 4ZD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hugo Drive, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Latton Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Priory Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colman Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melksham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melksham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melksham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melksham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynwards Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holliday Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northbourne Road | Under investigation |
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