Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Leigh Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 217th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (SN2 5DE) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (SN2 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durrington Walk, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downton Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durrington Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penhill Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Stockton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winterslow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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