Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cricklade Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 170th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cricklade Road (SN2 5AA) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklade Road (SN2 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near A4311. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cricklade Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clive Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A4311 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricklade Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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