Total Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Copse Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 284th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Copse Avenue (SN1 2QF) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Copse Avenue (SN1 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatcroft Way, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copse Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gipsy Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gipsy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eddleston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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