Total Crime Rate
208.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hazel Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Grove (SN2 1RA) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 131.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazel Grove (SN2 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurst Crescent, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Circle | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchid Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sycamore Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limes Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laburnum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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