Total Crime Rate
162.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Pauls Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 92nd highest 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 St Pauls Street (SN2 1AY) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Street (SN2 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Paul'S Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mervyn Webb Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gorse Hill and Pinehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tydeman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mervyn Webb Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mervyn Webb Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Handel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Webb Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenters Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Carpenters Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatrice Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beatrice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Webb Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Handel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Paul'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Avening Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Under investigation |
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