Crime Rates at Cornwall Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1PF

Cornwall Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 227th 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 Cornwall Avenue (SN2 1PF) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Avenue (SN2 1PF), 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.