Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pinehurst Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 152nd 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 Pinehurst Road (SN2 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinehurst Road (SN2 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Doris Archer Court. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gorse Hill and Pinehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tulip Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pinehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pinehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinehurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
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