Crime Rate in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst, ward

Gorse Hill and Pinehurst has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 2208th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 140th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gorse Hill and Pinehurst’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 517 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 93.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 646 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Doris Archer Court. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.