Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tulip Tree Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 283rd 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 Tulip Tree Close (SN2 1RR) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tulip Tree Close (SN2 1RR), the main crime hotspot is near Doris Archer Court. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pinehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinehurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinehurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sycamore Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pinehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doris Archer Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doris Archer Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tulip Tree Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tulip Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limes Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Circle | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pinehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
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