Total Crime Rate
82.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchward Avenue area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 222nd 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 Churchward Avenue (SN2 1NN) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchward Avenue (SN2 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cunningham Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbrook Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rodbourne Cheney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingate Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pound Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Devon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wingate Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wingate Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunningham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunningham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Road | — |
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