Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malvern Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 303rd lowest 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 Malvern Road (SN2 1AU) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (SN2 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near St Marys Grove. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Marys Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Stoddart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Stoddart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Marys Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beatrice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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