Crime Rates at Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1LL

Beech Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 196th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Avenue (SN2 1LL) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (SN2 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.