Crime Rates at Rowan Road, Swindon, SN2 1JA

Rowan Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 346th 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 Rowan Road (SN2 1JA) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Road (SN2 1JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.