Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ferndale Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 275th 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 Ferndale Road (SN2 1BX) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SN2 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Brunel Crescent. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brunel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunel Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Rayfield Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayfield Grove Under investigation
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 Whitehouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Marys Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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