Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

May Close area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 288th highest 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 May Close (SN2 1XA) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Close (SN2 1XA), 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 May Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinehurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinehurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulip Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pinehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tulip Tree Close —
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 2026Bicycle theft Sycamore Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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