Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southbrook Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 177th 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 Southbrook Street (SN2 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbrook Street (SN2 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndale Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southbrook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Churchward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portal Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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