Crime Rates at Suffolk Street, Swindon, SN2 1BL

Suffolk Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 118th 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 Suffolk Street (SN2 1BL) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Street (SN2 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beatrice Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mervyn Webb Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.