Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 82.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Churchward 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.

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Crime Over Time in Churchward Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingate Parade
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pound Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wingate Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wingate Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Road

Data Sources

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