Total Crime Rate

295.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 295.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Myrtle Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 38th 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 Myrtle Gardens (SN2 1SB) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 227.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 147.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Gardens (SN2 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Pinehurst Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinehurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Circle —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinehurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilcox Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tulip Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulip Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sycamore Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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