Total Crime Rate
189.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pinehurst Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 69th 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 Pinehurst Road (SN2 1SL) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinehurst Road (SN2 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A4311 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A4311 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A4311 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clive Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A4311 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Circle | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sycamore Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchid Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laburnum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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