Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malvern 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.
View Crime In Gorse Hill and Pinehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Marys Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | David Stoddart Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | David Stoddart Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Marys Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Marys Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatrice Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beatrice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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